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weekend at Xi

 After about a week, the real news out of Washington with regards to the meeting between Xi and Donald Trump Can finally be analyzed. On one side, the Chinese media have been saying that chairman Xi Is in great shape and ready to beat the Americans and the president in particular at every level.

Like everything else with Donald Trump, everyone knows that aside from immense bluster, he’s not equipped or even willing to negotiate with anyone unless they 100% abide by his desires. And even then he will change his mind.

So what actually happened? The truth is that chairman Xi Looked very diminished and although he’s spending substantial amount of time in the White House, according to people who were involved the majority of his time he was spent alone with his wife and not with the president. In the end, two minor and inconsequential agreements were reached in the two nations.

What is important to understand, is that the summit between China and America has been on the books for more than a year. It was supposed to be a meeting between two great leaders or things of substance would be discussed. Unfortunately nothing in the sort happened.

The truth of the matter, is that the Chinese leader seems to be in poor health. He has no clear successor, has actually made an effort to destroy any potential competitor inside the CCP. Therefore, during a time of extreme stress for China, there are two likely scenarios. That the president becomes a real life version of weekend at Bernie’s and is sufficiently alive to be paraded in front of the people, while a Quadra of executive take the decision. The other possibility, is that the provinces go their own way. Either way it’s gonna be messy for China enhance for the world.

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