Trump-Jinping meeting on 30th October exposes the limits on US power - Trump capitulates. Tensions between the two superpowers defused … for the time being. Yet, this WILL flare up again in coming months and years - Trump/ USA will continue to overestimate the US’ power and influence over China, and China will not allow itself to be bullied.
Clearly the big news this month was the meeting in Busan, South Korea, between President Trump and President Jinping on 30th October. The outcome was a complete validation of China’s solid rebuttal of the US’ trade war, forcing Trump to back down and considerably reducing tensions … for the time being. Likewise, the outcome was a complete validation of what we have been saying for many months; “again, and we’ll keep saying this with conviction until we’re proven correct, and not least because few others seem to have the gumption to say it loud and proud; whilst both the US and China will attempt to drive a hard bargain and seek to claim victory ov...
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