Trump leaves Beijing with few wins but warm words for Xi

[Dulcinea]

BEIJING, May 15 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump left China on Friday with no major breakthroughs on trade or tangible help from Beijing to end the Iran war, despite two days spent heaping praise on his host, Xi Jinping.

Trump's visit to America's main strategic and economic rival, the first by a U.S. president since his last ‌trip in 2017, had aimed for tangible results to beef up his sagging approval ratings before midterm elections.

The summit was filled with pageantry, from goose-stepping soldiers to tours of a secret garden, but behind ‌closed doors Xi issued a stark warning to Trump that any mishandling of China's top concern, Taiwan, could spiral into conflict.

Trump declined to comment on the matter, staying unusually restrained throughout the visit, with his off-the-cuff remarks mainly focused on feting Xi's warmth and stature.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-xi-set-second-day-220708586.html

[pfitz59]

1. That's it? The entire 'summit'?

Kiss Xi's ass and skedaddle? What a collossal waste.

[Harker]

2. I expect it was significantly worse than that behind the scenes.

[paleotn]

9. Even if it wasn't intentional, the Chinese know everything they wanted to know.

Particularly stuff we didn't want them to know. That's what happens when the great unwashed elect their own to high office.

[Bengus81]

3. LOL...you got your azzzz PUNKED Trump! Heh hee.......

[HighFired49]

4. Pitiful

Dump is so transparent that everyone knows his act by now. I'm anxious to hear what Xi has to say about the meeting, if he comments any further. What an embarrasment.

[llmart]

5. "feting"???

More like fellating. Still didn't help him any though.

[SamuelAdams]

6. He's such a tough guy with big talk for China from a distance.

Then he meets Xi face to face and kisses his butt. That's the "alpha male" we're supposed to be impressed by? His dazzling negotiating skills aren't working out.

[Escape]

7. And the American media will go along..

with Trump's idiotic discombobulation of Xi's remarks.

Interesting, that Xi is 5'10" tall and yet in all the photos, he appears to be exactly the same height as our (self-proclaimed) 6'3" tall president.

I know it's a minor issue, but why does the media let the lying sonofabitch get away with everything?

[efhmc]

8. And what exactly did that great big deal of pedopres' play acting get the USA but more debt?

[niyad]

12. Well, since his billionaire buddies were there (at OUR expense), to line

their own pockets, I would guess they are satisfied.

[generalbetrayus]

10. More Orange Julius Caesar projection.

He knows he gives out gifts when people kiss his ass. He thinks Xi will do the same, of course.

[paleotn]

11. Say nice things to him and becomes your tool. Xi knows his man.