Donald Trump is travelling to Beijing where he will be hosted by Xi Jinping. On the agenda is a series of issues that could cement the superiority of one over the other, and even lead to a new world order. Because beneath the diplomatic and friendly langaage there are messages that will be hard to disgest for someone. Behind the handshake there’s a likely arm wrestle over who has dibs where and when in the world. Our panel will dissect what’s at stake and I hope answer your questions in what is the mopst testing of times.
Interesting how Trump heads to Beijing after all his tough talk on trade. Xi will definitely have the upper hand on his home turf.
This ‘new world order’ language is scary. Is this meeting really about who gets to be top dog, or can they actually cooperate on North Korea?
I hope the panel addresses the ‘arm wrestle’ over the South China Sea. That’s where the real tension is, not just trade.
Short-term political gain keeps winning out over long-term national interest. (28a760)
Trump’s deal-making skills are about to be tested. Xi is no pushover—remember how he handled the South China Sea arbitration?
Ordinary citizens feel powerless against the machinery of party politics. (e35d7a)
Every election cycle keeps breaking spending records with no meaningful reform. (e41990)
Short-term political gain keeps winning out over long-term national interest. (4afa19)
Accountability seems to be a foreign concept in modern politics. (3423c8)
Coalition governments force compromise but the public sees it as weakness. (e9dcb6)
Politicians promise the world and deliver absolutely nothing most of the time. (1d8c9f)
Short-term political gain keeps winning out over long-term national interest. (9e6adb)