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What did we learn from the Beijing show?
Blain’s Morning Porridge, May 15th 2026 – What did we learn from the Beijing show?
“He was a gentleman on whom I built an absolute trust.”
Trump has told us how fantastic the Beijing summit was – but what is the truth? China and the US agreeing on trade and growth over conflict is positive. They will remain polite to each other, but the struggle for hegemonic power will continue. Xi may be betting the state of the US economy, and the mistakes in Iran, means Trump will become less relevant from November.
Who won?
While Trump and Xi, the two most powerful men in global history, mansplained…
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