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Later, in the room, Chairman Xi references PresidentTrump previously inviting him to his personal home Mar-A-Lago. Yes, a foundation based on politics; however, the Chinese culture/perspective is long term, not short.
President Trump is a long-term planner too. Willing to accept criticism for the momentary events because he views the longer process more substantive.These men have more in common than most realize.
The relationship between Xi & Trump is personal in addition to the business of our countries. President Trump brought his closest “business friends” not only to make deals,but to respect a changed relationship with Xi’s country. Something that needs personal engagement beyond just business.
It seemed critical for both leaders to convey mutual alignment, ensuring and emphasizing the importance of no conflict between two superpowers, even if policy differences are present. During media hits, both Rubio and Trump emphasized this overall tone in their comments on policy. Pic Trump & Xi
What exactly is this?To me, this approach makes sensegiven what I view as the big picture behind President Trump’s term.
President Trump is framing out an entirely new geopolitical alignment and both Russia and China are cornerstones in this construct.
President Trump has changed things. The economic world that Beijing planned into their strategy of growth no longer exists the same way. This can be unnerving, especially for China and Chairman Xi. Assurances are needed.
The biggest losers right now, actual economic losers being hammered by the energy sector,are Europe the U.K, and all the British commonwealth countries therein (including Canada). As this unfolds, China is essentially in a period of economic statis, lacking power and influence within this dynamic.
China’s rise to power was through their industrial production plan, which has one fatal flaw, a dependency on customers.
If China’s targeted customers are destabilized their behavior changes.
We saw this play out in 2018 when the G7 in Canada erupted on Trump because their economies were shrinking.Their economies were shrinking because President Trump was confronting China (vis-a-vis tariffs and ASEAN replacement partnerships)and Beijing was responding by lowering prices and, unfortunately for theEU, Chinese companies stopped purchases of industrial equipment while they evaluated Trump’s moves.
In 2018 and 2019 China stopped major purchases of industrial goods from the EU, that hurt the economy badly. That was the background for that infamous picture in Canada at the G7 meeting. Pic Trump and Eu
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) were fine. Japan, Vietnam, South Korea, Indonesia, Philippines and Thailand all picked up business as President Trump told manufacturers to move production out of China and into ASEAN nations. That process was underway.
However, China started pulling back spending and devalued their currency as a strategy to lower prices and retain those manufacturers despite the tariffs. It is important to understand how this impacted Europe, especially Germany.
Remember, big picture: Europe was angry, Japan and Southeast Asia were not.
https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2026/05/16/u-s-trade-representative-jamieson-greer-discusses-outcome-of-trade-discussions-with-chinese-counterparts/