Pomp, Pageantry but Precious Little to Show for Trump’s Beijing Excursion As Donald Trump departed Beijing last week, his entourage and admirers hailed the summit as a triumph of personal diplomacy and spectacle.
Beneath the glittering chandeliers and pagoda style backdrops, Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping engaged in a choreographed dance of flattery and mutual respect.
But beneath this carefully crafted pageantry lay an alarming truth: substance was scarce.