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President Trump spoke to reporters before heading to China for his meeting with President Xi Jinping

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoZA4xYQ9Vk

What is China's issue with the US?

Relations worsened during the 2010s over concerns including China's militarization of the South China Sea and Chinese espionage in the United States, leading observers to speculate a Second Cold War between the two powers. In 2018, President Donald Trump launched a trade war with China.

China's trade resilience throughout the year – despite seeing a 19.5% drop in annual exports to the US, its long time largest single export market – defied expectations and allowed Beijing to show that it can survive even with reduced access to the world's richest consumers.

tallowood wrote on May 13^th, 2026 at 10:30am:

All checking each company has enough slave labour at the factories to keep their unit prices down, I'd bet!

The over-reliance on China's cheap (read slave) workforce has its echoes in US history going back to the beginning.

The northern states in the fledgling US had a small economic reliance on slavery, so they could slough it off easily.

States like Virginia had no easy economic way out of slavery without guaranteeing colony/state economic collapse.

Like the US, Australia has only one thing to say on the issue of Chinese slave labour... "We hate it, but we can't quit you'.

The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff made clear that deterring China remains a key priority for the United States.

Kaine stated at a congressional hearing that the Pentagon wants to have "a broad range and mix of capabilities that create enormous dilemmas for Xi Jinping and others to ensure that deterrence is maintained and preserved."

Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole stated that "China is modernizing its military at an alarming rate and scale."
Congressman Rogers, questioning Kaine, said he appreciated the administration's commitment to allocating more funds to bolster American arms production, but warned that "we are competing with the speed" at which China is building up its military.

Kaine's statement came just hours before Trump left for a summit with Xi Jinping.

Fear of Chinese 'military prowess' is the biggest chimera since Iraq's 'secret nuclear weapons' programme.

China's entire military machine is a facade.

Its military has almost never been tested internationally... and when it was, it lost.

China is fractured by internal divisions held in check by the iron grip of the central government, which cannot afford to loosen that grip or even show weakness, such that its chimera status is exposed.

What China's military spending is good for is giving the US military-industrial complex what it needs to be granted congressional approval to expand beyond being more powerful than the next 30 countries below it combined.

Trump's holding all the cards, playing old maid.

China's holding no cards, while playing robotic Go.

It will be interesting to watch Lame Duck Trump squirm.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCsCxJ4UNCU

Trump GOES SILENT as CHINA TRIP goes HORRIBLY WRONG!!!

President Trump was greeted in Beijing with a welcome ceremony ahead of his two-day summit with Chinese President Xi.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_25vtYwExo

Trump looks worse than covid Biden, near his end, holding on tightly, stepping slower, down airforce one.

Biden, positive with covid :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6TXD-UGl_8

Biden moving faster than Trump. Not a good sign for Chinese negotiations / midterms.

WOKE idiots butthurt detected.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyOvggxvcN4

Quote:

One day into US President Donald Trump’s visit to China for trade talks, both he and Chinese President Xi Jinping have exchanged toasts at a state banquet at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, and hailed their relationship as the world’s most “consequential”.

On Thursday, following a visit to the Temple of Heaven, a 600-year-old landmark in the Chinese capital, Xi spoke of a “shared US-China future”, while also warning that failure to handle this bond would create a “very dangerous situation”.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/14/never-mess-it-up-what-xi-and-trump-said-on-day-one-of-beijing-talks

Say what you will about Xi, but he knows how to read the room.

When Trump arrived in China he was greeted by dozens of small children.

The last time he got off a plane and was greeted by little girls was on an island somewhere.

greggerypeccary wrote on May 15^th, 2026 at 3:35pm:

Say what you will about Xi, but he knows how to read the room.
When Trump arrived in China he was greeted by dozens of small children.
The last time he got off a plane and was greeted by little girls was on an island somewhere.

Are you sure they were children and not small Chinese soldiers?

tallowood wrote on May 15^th, 2026 at 3:49pm:

greggerypeccary wrote on May 15^th, 2026 at 3:35pm:

Say what you will about Xi, but he knows how to read the room.
When Trump arrived in China he was greeted by dozens of small children.
The last time he got off a plane and was greeted by little girls was on an island somewhere.

Are you sure they were children and not small Chinese soldiers?

Oh, they were children alright - Xi knows what Trump likes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GWIgqrUIdI

greggerypeccary wrote on May 15^th, 2026 at 3:54pm:

tallowood wrote on May 15^th, 2026 at 3:49pm:

greggerypeccary wrote on May 15^th, 2026 at 3:35pm:

Say what you will about Xi, but he knows how to read the room.
When Trump arrived in China he was greeted by dozens of small children.
The last time he got off a plane and was greeted by little girls was on an island somewhere.

Are you sure they were children and not small Chinese soldiers?

Oh, they were children alright - Xi knows what Trump likes.

[]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GWIgqrUIdI[]

Xi is cunning and know how to use old Chinese binding technique.

Foot binding began in the late T'ang dynasty and lasted for about a thousand years, until the 20th century when the practice was outlawed.

https://www.neatorama.com/2010/07/07/the-bygone-practice-of-foot-binding-in-china/

Now they bind whole body and use acupuncture to retard growing.

Why isn't Melania in China with the adjudicated rapist and convicted felon?

"Prostitution is illegal in mainland China, and engaging in it can lead to severe penalties, including fines, detention, and deportation for foreigners. While prostitution exists, it is subject to occasional, strict police crackdowns."

Ah.

Xi bows to Trump solidifying Trumps position of world leader.

China gains major edge on U.S. amid Iran war, intelligence report finds

A confidential U.S. intelligence analysis details how China is exploiting the war in Iran to maximise its advantage over the United States across military, economic, diplomatic and other fields, said two U.S. officials who have read the report.

The assessment, the officials said, was produced this week for the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Dan Caine, and has raised alarm within the Pentagon about the geopolitical costs of Washington’s standoff with Tehran as President Donald Trump enters high-stakes talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing.

Produced by the Joint Staff’s intelligence directorate, the report uses what’s known as a “DIME” framework to assess China’s response to the Iran conflict via four instruments of state power: diplomatic, informational, military and economic.

Officials talked about the finding, which has not previously been reported, on the condition of anonymity to discuss U.S. intelligence matters.

Since the U.S. and Israel initiated the Iran war on Feb. 28, China has sold weapons to Persian Gulf allies of the U.S. as they struggled to defend their military bases and oil infrastructure from Iranian missile and drone attacks, the report says.

Beijing has also assisted countries around the world struggling to meet their energy needs after the U.S.-Israeli attacks prompted Iran to close the Strait of Hormuz, a corridor for the transport of one-fifth of the world’s oil and gas.

The war has also drained the U.S. of massive stocks of munitions that would be critical in a potential standoff with China over the fate of Taiwan, the report notes. The Iran conflict, which has resulted in the damage or destruction of U.S. military hardware and facilities throughout the Middle East, has allowed Beijing to observe how the U.S. fights wars and learn how to plan its own future operations.

The report notes that Beijing has incorporated popular criticisms of the war into its public messaging, labeling the conflict “illegal.” China has long sought to undermine the image of the U.S. as a responsible steward of the rules-based international order, and it views the Iran conflict as emblematic of Washington’s cavalier approach to military hostilities.

When asked about the finding, the Pentagon’s chief spokesman, Sean Parnell, said, “Assertions claiming the global balance of power have shifted towards any nation other than the United States of America are fundamentally false.”

White House spokeswoman Olivia Wales said the U.S. “decimated the Iranian regime’s military capabilities in 38 short days and is now strangling what’s left of their economy with one of the most successful naval blockades in history.”

“The United States military is the greatest fighting force on the globe with unmatched power on display for the entire world to see,” she added.

In a statement, Chinese Embassy spokesperson Liu Pengyu said Beijing is committed to “promoting peace, and working to de-escalate the situation.” “The pressing priority now is to prevent by all means a relapse in fighting, rather than exploit the situation to throw mud at other countries,” he said.

Experts said the finding provides new insights on China’s reaction to the war, such as its provision of weapons to U.S. allies, while reinforcing the growing consensus that the conflict is tilting the balance of power in Beijing’s favor.

“On balance, the war in Iran is massively improving China’s geopolitical position,” said Jacob Stokes, a senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security.

The timing of the report is particularly sensitive as Trump begins multiple days of meetings in Beijing aimed at rebalancing the relationship between the world’s two largest economies.

The summit, which was postponed in March because of the Iran war, comes as Trump’s envoys struggle to find a resolution that will reopen the strait and resolve U.S. concerns about Iran’s nuclear program.

Trump’s standing, domestically and worldwide, has been weakened because of the public’s dissatisfaction with the conflict and the significant damage it has done to the global economy.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/05/13/china-gains-major-edge-us-amid-iran-war-us-intelligence-finds/

🇺🇸|🇨🇳 Donald Trump visits Xi Jinping's residence Zhongnanhai in the Forbidden City of Beijing, China

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIJLe9epLx4

This is raw, unfiltered, authentic reporting unlike fake news produced by Washington Post above.

tallowood wrote on May 16^th, 2026 at 9:55am:

Washington Post is putting the Chinese propogander machine out of business.

Credit where it's due.

Trump's Rear Earth Deal with China.

Non existent. Without rear earths from China, the US economy grinds to a halt. Trump has done another great job of effing the US over.

Putin, give your puppet another lolly pop.

Putin is busy giving it to WOKE EU puppet Zelensky.

Xi: "If you interfere in Taiwan, your ass is mine"

Trump: "Yes sir"

;D

greggerypeccary wrote on May 16^th, 2026 at 11:01am:

Xi: "If you interfere in Taiwan, your ass is mine"

Trump: "Yes sir"

;D

Actually that was conversation with Pellosi and she said "Yes, please"

greggerypeccary wrote on May 16^th, 2026 at 11:01am:

Xi: "If you interfere in Taiwan, your ass is mine"

Trump: "Yes sir"

;D

Trump's been told.

BEIJING, May 14 (Reuters) - China's President Xi Jinping warned U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday that mishandling the countries' disagreements over Taiwan could push China-U.S. relations to a "dangerous place," as the two leaders met for a closely watched summit.

Xi's remarks on Taiwan, the democratically governed island claimed by Beijing, came in a closed-door meeting of the leaders of the world's two largest economies that ran more than ‌two hours.

"Yes, master" ;D

tallowood wrote on May 16^th, 2026 at 10:54am:

Putin is busy giving it to WOKE EU puppet Zelensky.

The creator of this thread flipped onto a completely different topic.

How's that for a non conditional surrender.

Speaking of Putin, he's visiting Xi next week. Bet it will be bigger than Trump's scaled back debacle.

Ai_Took_Our_Jobs wrote on May 16^th, 2026 at 11:16am:

tallowood wrote on May 16^th, 2026 at 10:54am:

Putin is busy giving it to WOKE EU puppet Zelensky.

The creator of this thread flipped onto a completely different topic.
How's that for a non conditional surrender.
Speaking of Putin, he's visiting Xi next week. Bet it will be bigger than Trump's scaled back debacle.

AI took not only your job but your brain as well ;D

You don't have to surrender twice.

Ai_Took_Our_Jobs wrote on May 16^th, 2026 at 11:30am:

You don't have to surrender twice.

So why do you do it then? ::)

Hebrew's your first language ?

טראמפ נכשל

Ai_Took_Our_Jobs wrote on May 16^th, 2026 at 11:42am:

Hebrew's your first language ?

Which hole your tongue is in?

Chinses navy sails straight through the us 'blockade'.

https://www.facebook.com/reel/1245556860738817

us is acting illegally, still and again

Faux Pas: Trump Gifts President Xi With Pot Of Honey From White House Beehive

"Here, I know you love this stuff," Trump said, handing a dismayed Xi a ceramic jar clearly labeled in large print "HUNNY."

"No, I don't!" Xi then shouted. "Where you hear this?"

Trump seemed confused by the reaction. "It's just well known," he said. "Right? Or was it your little pig friend who likes the honey? Or the tiger?"

"I no have pig friend!" Xi yelled.

"What are you talking about?" Trump said. "And you know, I almost didn't recognize you without the red shirt."

"Meeting over!" Xi screamed. "Stay away from Taiwan!" Xi then stormed off while Trump shrugged, with sources revealing that he did not understand what had gone wrong.

"I don't understand it," Trump reportedly told one aide. "I thought he loved honey. The intel said he loved honey. Now he's mad, apparently. We've got bees at the White House now. Beautiful bees. Many people are afraid of them. Not me. The bees are afraid of me, believe me. It's too bad. Maybe we'll find the depressed donkey and give it to him."

At publishing time, Xi had reportedly been seen huddled in a side room, greedily eating all the honey.

Frank wrote on May 16^th, 2026 at 1:43pm:

At publishing time, Xi had reportedly been seen huddled in a side room, greedily eating all the honey.

Sprintcyclist wrote on May 16^th, 2026 at 1:23pm:

Chinses navy sails straight through the us 'blockade'.

https://www.facebook.com/reel/1245556860738817

us is acting illegally, still and again

Putin and Xi have Trump by the balls.

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