Trump's impatience with Xi

 Direct translation

During the Trump-Xi meeting, Trump appeared very impatient as Xi Jinping read from a prepared statement

Editor : Fang Xun / Source: Newtalk /  https://www.aboluowang.com/2025/1031/2298689.html

U.S. President Donald Trump met with Xi Jinping in Busan, South Korea today (September 30). However, the meeting, originally scheduled for four hours, ended in just 100 minutes.

In response, writer Wang Hao analyzed that both sides were trying to create a "phased victory" at this US-China summit. Therefore, even if the meeting didn't last four hours, as long as it didn't break down, it was considered a success. He also noticed something amiss in the publicly available video footage: Trump looked at Xi Jinping reading a prepared speech by Wang Yi, "looking very impatient?"

Was the Trump-Xi meeting a counter-climax, and the lack of a breakdown considered a success? Wang Hao stated that the first Trump-Xi meeting in six years felt like a diplomatic counter-climax. The meeting, originally scheduled for four hours, ended abruptly in 100 minutes; there was no joint statement, no joint press conference, and even "Taiwan" was not mentioned. Trump left and went straight to Air Force One to return to the US, leaving Xi Jinping to continue attending the APEC meeting in South Korea.

Wang Hao pointed out that, on the surface, the US and China reached a "framework consensus"—the US lowered tariffs on Chinese goods by 10%, the rare earth issue was "resolved," China resumed purchasing U.S. soybeans, and a commitment to combat fentanyl. Trump declared himself "extremely satisfied," while Xi Jinping concluded the meeting with terms like "friends and partners." Both sides cultivated an atmosphere of "a partial victory," but substantive agreements were few and far between, with most being verbal agreements.

He believes the key to this meeting wasn't what was discussed, but what wasn't. The chip war, the Taiwan Strait situation, and technological blockades were all shelved. Trump needed a de-escalation in US-China relations to strengthen his image as a "peaceful president"; Xi Jinping, on the other hand, adopted a strategy of retreat and delaying tactics. "No breakdown is a success. This is the most accurate portrayal of current US-China relations. The temporary easing is merely the calm before the storm."

Writer Wang Hao analyzed that both sides were cultivating a "partial victory" at this US-China summit, so even if the talks didn't last four hours, as long as there was no breakdown, it was considered a success. He also noticed something suspicious: Trump looked at Xi Jinping reading Wang Yi's prepared speech with "extreme impatience?" (Image: Taken from Wang Hao's Facebook)