Power Shifts in the East: What Trump's China Visit Really Means The recent summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping was a masterclass in diplomatic posturing, with both leaders eager to spin their talks as a triumph of cooperation over confrontation.
Beneath the surface level rhetoric, however, something more significant is at play – a fundamental shift in the balance of power that has been building for years.
Washington's approach to China has long been stuck in the past, fixated on Beijing as the primary antagonist in the Asia Pacific region.