China says it is ready to work with the United States in the pursuit of “more stability” globally, ahead of this week’s meeting between leaders Xi Jinping and Donald Trump. The White House has said the visit – the first of an American president to China since 2017 – is of “tremendous symbolic significance”. The war in Iran is likely to be top of the agenda, with Beijing also signalling that they want Taiwan to be central to discussions.
First US president to visit China since 2017—about time we tried talking instead of just posturing. Hope Trump and Xi can actually make progress on Iran and Taiwan.
Xi says they want stability, but let’s not forget their aggressive moves in the South China Sea. Talk is cheap—we need concrete actions.
The war in Iran being top of the agenda makes sense, but Taiwan is the real flashpoint. If the US blinks on that, China will take it as a green light.
Transparency isn’t a favour, it’s a fundamental requirement of democratic governance. (44ece7)
This visit is way overdue. After years of trade wars and saber rattling, direct talks are the only way to avoid miscalculations. Fingers crossed.
The public finances are treated like a political football rather than a serious responsibility. (478d04)
Trump better not fold on Taiwan like he did with North Korea. We need a firm stance, not photo ops and vague promises of stability.
How many inquiries and investigations before anything actually changes? (6e96be)
I’m skeptical. ‘Tremendous symbolic significance’ sounds nice, but what real changes came from the last visit in 2017? Not much.
The pension time bomb is the issue everyone keeps kicking down the road. (f26ecc)
Politicians are far too comfortable making promises they know they can’t keep. (2ba252)
Populism is filling a vacuum left by mainstream parties abandoning their base. (fc5dda)
It feels like the political class is completely out of touch with ordinary people. (34ad9b)
The tone of political discourse has become far too toxic for any real progress. (94c4dd)