Gordon Chang

And remember, at dinner, Trump stood up and said, I've just launched 59 missiles on Syria. Syria, by the way, is China's friend. And Xi Jinping was disrespected big time by Trump. And Xi was quiet. I think he was flummoxed. He did not know what to say. He could not respond. And that fortunately set the tone between the United States and China for the four years of Trump's first term.

Now you're seeing Xi Jinping seeing something that he really didn't want. a return of Trump to the Oval Office. So, I think that what we have seen, at least this month, is Xi Jinping cooling it. This may not last, probably won't last, but at this point, I think that Xi Jinping is trying to walk it back.

Now you're seeing Xi Jinping seeing something that he really didn't want. a return of Trump to the Oval Office. So, I think that what we have seen, at least this month, is Xi Jinping cooling it. This may not last, probably won't last, but at this point, I think that Xi Jinping is trying to walk it back.

Now you're seeing Xi Jinping seeing something that he really didn't want. a return of Trump to the Oval Office. So, I think that what we have seen, at least this month, is Xi Jinping cooling it. This may not last, probably won't last, but at this point, I think that Xi Jinping is trying to walk it back.

And that's going to be hard for him, because as I mentioned, he's created all of these markers for himself, and they are the test of his legitimacy. And so, with a very nationalistic wolf warrior for diplomacy, as they call it, that means he may not be able to control escalation. And as I said, only the hostile answers are considered to be acceptable ones.

And that's going to be hard for him, because as I mentioned, he's created all of these markers for himself, and they are the test of his legitimacy. And so, with a very nationalistic wolf warrior for diplomacy, as they call it, that means he may not be able to control escalation. And as I said, only the hostile answers are considered to be acceptable ones.

And that's going to be hard for him, because as I mentioned, he's created all of these markers for himself, and they are the test of his legitimacy. And so, with a very nationalistic wolf warrior for diplomacy, as they call it, that means he may not be able to control escalation. And as I said, only the hostile answers are considered to be acceptable ones.

In the first term, they love Trump. They love Trump, not because of what he said or what he did. Matter of fact, they didn't like what Trump said or did, but they liked his being unfiltered, being free, being spontaneous, being a human being. That is in comparison to Xi Jinping and especially his predecessor, Hu Jintao, who was just basically lifeless.

In the first term, they love Trump. They love Trump, not because of what he said or what he did. Matter of fact, they didn't like what Trump said or did, but they liked his being unfiltered, being free, being spontaneous, being a human being. That is in comparison to Xi Jinping and especially his predecessor, Hu Jintao, who was just basically lifeless.

In the first term, they love Trump. They love Trump, not because of what he said or what he did. Matter of fact, they didn't like what Trump said or did, but they liked his being unfiltered, being free, being spontaneous, being a human being. That is in comparison to Xi Jinping and especially his predecessor, Hu Jintao, who was just basically lifeless.

The other thing that they loved about Trump was that he took on the elites and won. And that gave them inspiration that they could do the same thing in China with the elites that they really, really hate. So from a style point, style points, Trump was just very popular in China. And by the way, that fed into the Communist Party's deepest fear about the United States.

The other thing that they loved about Trump was that he took on the elites and won. And that gave them inspiration that they could do the same thing in China with the elites that they really, really hate. So from a style point, style points, Trump was just very popular in China. And by the way, that fed into the Communist Party's deepest fear about the United States.

The other thing that they loved about Trump was that he took on the elites and won. And that gave them inspiration that they could do the same thing in China with the elites that they really, really hate. So from a style point, style points, Trump was just very popular in China. And by the way, that fed into the Communist Party's deepest fear about the United States.

Communist Party believes it is in an existential struggle with the U.S. And it's not because of anything that our leaders say or do, but it's because of who we are. You have an insecure regime, and Beijing is worried about the inspirational impact of our values and form of governance on the Chinese people. And Trump just makes this so much worse for the Communist Party.

Communist Party believes it is in an existential struggle with the U.S. And it's not because of anything that our leaders say or do, but it's because of who we are. You have an insecure regime, and Beijing is worried about the inspirational impact of our values and form of governance on the Chinese people. And Trump just makes this so much worse for the Communist Party.

Communist Party believes it is in an existential struggle with the U.S. And it's not because of anything that our leaders say or do, but it's because of who we are. You have an insecure regime, and Beijing is worried about the inspirational impact of our values and form of governance on the Chinese people. And Trump just makes this so much worse for the Communist Party.

It is filtered. China realized, the regime realizes that they can't keep out all news. So what they do is they spin it. They spend an extraordinary amount of effort putting news into context because they realize that one way or another, it does seep in. But yeah, they're trying to censor things. CNN will go off the air at times. because the regime doesn't like what they're hearing.

It is filtered. China realized, the regime realizes that they can't keep out all news. So what they do is they spin it. They spend an extraordinary amount of effort putting news into context because they realize that one way or another, it does seep in. But yeah, they're trying to censor things. CNN will go off the air at times. because the regime doesn't like what they're hearing.

It is filtered. China realized, the regime realizes that they can't keep out all news. So what they do is they spin it. They spend an extraordinary amount of effort putting news into context because they realize that one way or another, it does seep in. But yeah, they're trying to censor things. CNN will go off the air at times. because the regime doesn't like what they're hearing.

They do still have the Great Firewall, which is the world's most sophisticated set of internet controls. They don't try to keep out everything because they know that they can't be North Korea, but they are moving in that direction. And that's why Chinese netizens say that they are West Korea.