Trump left China empty‑handed – but avoided something worse
Donald Trump's recent visit to China was marked by diplomatic pleasantries but yielded limited tangible results. While there were discussions about trade, including a commitment for China to purchase Boeing jets, the outcomes fell short of expectations. The visit did, however, emphasize the importance of US-China cooperation on geopolitical issues, particularly regarding Taiwan.
- ▪Trump's visit included warm exchanges with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
- ▪China agreed to order 200 Boeing jets, but the announcement disappointed analysts.
- ▪The discussions on Taiwan highlighted the need for peaceful resolution and non-interference.
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When Britain sent its first formal diplomatic mission to China in 1793, one of the participants from London, Peter Auber, remarked that the group had been “received with the utmost politeness, treated with the utmost hospitality, watched with the utmost vigilance and dismissed with the utmost civility.” The mission, which aimed to open trade and establish a permanent British embassy in Beijing, involved great pomp – but it led to no tangible return. Auber’s quote came back to me as I watched Donald Trump’s two-day state visit to China unfold. The Chinese president, Xi Jinping, opened the summit by greeting his American counterpart with warm words.
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