When Trump Met Xi: Just Vibes or Actual Policy?
The red carpet was rolled out in Washington, but the actual substance of the meeting seems to be hiding in the footnotes.
When Trump hosted Xi Jinping, the optics were all about the comfort level. From the National Archives to the fancy state dinner, the whole thing felt more like a choreographed performance than a policy debate.
Beneath the pleasantries and the expensive plates of food, it remains unclear if any real breakthroughs actually happened. It turns out that smiling for the cameras in Washington is significantly easier than solving long-standing geopolitical tensions over a steak.
Diplomacy is officially just a high-stakes version of playing it cool while the other person wonders if you're actually holding any cards.
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