Trump Flinches Beside Xi Jinping
Trade talks may extend a fragile truce as Beijing weighs Taiwan and Iran leverage, while Trump faces weak approval ratings at home.
- President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping met for a high-stakes summit at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Thursday. During the red-carpet ceremony, a pair of supersonic B-1 bombers flew overhead, producing an overpowering roar.
- The Chinese are looking past Trump toward what comes next in the United States, said Ryan Hass, former director for China, Taiwan and Mongolia at the National Security Council. They view the summit as a means "to sustain and extend this period of fragile calm."
- Beijing may condition substantive results on Trump maintaining a $14 billion arms sale delay to Taiwan imposed in May. The administration has also refused to pursue Chinese banks facilitating oil trade with Iran, a lifeline for the Iranian economy.
- Youth unemployment levels hover around 20% in China while demographic challenges fuel economic slowdowns. Trump faces his worst approval ratings and the prospect that the GOP could lose power in November.
- Trade Representative Jamieson Greer told reporters Monday that it remains unclear whether leaders will extend a trade truce expiring in November. That agreement currently keeps tariffs in the low double-digit range and lifted Beijing's export restrictions on rare earths.
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The President of the United States, Donald Trump, said on Thursday that he never met the leader of China, Xi Jinping, during a day marked by military overflights, present as pandas and sumptuous ceremonies that, in fact, covered great differences between the two countries in relation to artificial intelligence and trade. Exclusive material for subscribers. To have full access, please access the link of the subject and register.
A short moment at the reception of China's head of state Xi Jinping makes a mockery: while US military planes are thundering over the presidents, Donald Trump is visibly twitching together.
Trump Flinches Beside Xi Jinping
Trump Flinches Beside Xi Jinping refers to a series of memes based on a viral video of U.S. President Donald Trump flinching while standing beside Chinese President Xi Jinping during a military flyover while in Maryland, U.S. for a summit. The video went viral on September 23rd, 2026. It inspired reactions and memes about Trump flinching while Jinping remained unaffected by the loud noise of the jets.
Trump’s on defense against a more powerful Xi Jinping
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