Kommentar: Trump umgarnt Xi und riskiert den nächsten Handelskrieg
Die USA empfangen Chinas Staatschef mit allen Ehren in Washington. Doch die großen Gesten täuschen über einen schwelenden Konflikt hinweg, der jederzeit wieder ausbrechen kann.
The US President Donald Trump is making grand gestures for his summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, which is scheduled to take place from Wednesday to Friday. Trump plans to shower Xi with compliments, host a gun salute, a state banquet, a military parade, and even American fighter jets for a flyover. Trump himself will personally pick Xi up from the tarmac on Wednesday evening at the Beijing airport, a highly unusual and generous gesture that he did not receive when he visited Beijing in May.
Despite the surface-level appearances of a friendly relationship, the rivalry between the United States and China runs deep. China is actively seeking to expand its power, initially within its region and eventually globally. Meanwhile, the United States is not willing to relinquish its own power.
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