Trump hosts Xi; reporters barred

Scholar power: 99.0%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 43%, Economics 22%, History 13%, Communication & Media Studies 13%, Business 9%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Michael McFaul	55%	36	99.0%

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65.0%

0.3 h

1

99.0%

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2.704

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by Fareed Zakaria

70%

Scholar power: 70.1%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 43%, Economics 22%, History 13%, Communication & Media Studies 13%, Business 9%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Fareed Zakaria	51%	21	70.1%

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64.0%

1.0 h

1

70.1%

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1.852

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by Martha Albertson Fineman

63%

Scholar power: 63.9%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 43%, Economics 22%, History 13%, Communication & Media Studies 13%, Business 9%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Martha Albertson Fineman	41%	27	63.9%

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50.0%

0.9 h

1

63.9%

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0.806

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Martha Albertson Fineman

@mlafineman.bsky.social

www.washingtonsun.com/perspectives...

It Was Already a Pretty Bad Week. Then Trump Surrendered to China.

Xi came to town, and the American president became a supplicant.

www.washingtonsun.com

September 25, 2026 at 1:18 PM

by Michael McFaul

99%

Scholar power: 99.0%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 43%, Economics 22%, History 13%, Communication & Media Studies 13%, Business 9%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Michael McFaul	55%	36	99.0%

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54.0%

20.5 h

80

99.0%

Ranking score

0.993

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Michael McFaul

@mcfaulmike.bsky.social

When Xi invokes the Thucydides Trap, as he did again today, he means he sees China as the rising power and the U.S. as the declining power.

Kinda weird for an American president to just let that go, especially in remarks delivered in the White House.

But these are not normal times.

September 24, 2026 at 6:13 PM

Reposted by Michael McFaul

33%

Scholar power: 33.0%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 43%, Economics 22%, History 13%, Communication & Media Studies 13%, Business 9%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Michael McFaul	55%	36	33.0%

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60.0%

0.6 h

1

33.0%

Ranking score

0.709

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by David Darmofal

27%

Scholar power: 27.9%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 43%, Economics 22%, History 13%, Communication & Media Studies 13%, Business 9%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 David Darmofal	28%	11	27.9%

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66.0%

1.7 h

7

27.9%

Ranking score

0.398

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David Darmofal

@daviddarmofal.bsky.social

Like a toddler showing off his new toys, Trump shows Xi new White House helipad, Marine One

Trump shows Xi new White House helipad, Marine One

President Trump toured Chinese President Xi Jinping around his White House projects during the foreign leader’s state visit on Thursday. Trump walked Xi around the new granite landing pad on the S…

thehill.com

September 25, 2026 at 12:32 PM

by Michael McFaul Reposted by James S. Shortle

105%

Scholar power: 105.3%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 43%, Economics 22%, History 13%, Communication & Media Studies 13%, Business 9%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Michael McFaul	55%	36	99.0%
🎓 James S. Shortle	10%	40	6.3%
Total			105.3%

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46.0%

19.8 h

43

105.3%

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0.593

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by Manisha Sinha

31%

Scholar power: 31.5%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 43%, Economics 22%, History 13%, Communication & Media Studies 13%, Business 9%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Manisha Sinha	35%	9	31.5%

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Scholar power

63.0%

1.6 h

5

31.5%

Ranking score

0.391

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Manisha Sinha

@profmsinha.bsky.social

Trump meets Xi at airport when the latter refused to do that for him in China! Seeing him kow tow to Xi is sickening!

September 25, 2026 at 12:35 PM

by David R. Miller Reposted by David Darmofal

25%

Scholar power: 25.8%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 43%, Economics 22%, History 13%, Communication & Media Studies 13%, Business 9%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 David R. Miller	12%	21	16.5%
🎓 David Darmofal	28%	11	9.3%
Total			25.8%

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60.0%

14.2 h

719

25.8%

Ranking score

0.328

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David Ryan Miller

@davidryanmiller.com

If the ballroom construction is such a sensitive national security matter, why is Trump inviting the Chinese delegation on a tour???

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

"If anybody wants to walk into a construction site ... "-- Trump's big surprise at the state dinner with Xi is inviting everybody in the room to the ballroom construction site

September 25, 2026 at 12:00 AM

by Michael McFaul

99%

Scholar power: 99.0%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 43%, Economics 22%, History 13%, Communication & Media Studies 13%, Business 9%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Michael McFaul	55%	36	99.0%

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Scholar power

65.0%

13.5 h

4

99.0%

Ranking score

0.454

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

by Alicia Garcı́a-Herrero

31%

Scholar power: 31.9%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 43%, Economics 22%, History 13%, Communication & Media Studies 13%, Business 9%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Alicia Garcı́a-Herrero	18%	35	31.9%

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Scholar power

68.0%

4.7 h

0

31.9%

Ranking score

0.291

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by David Darmofal

27%

Scholar power: 27.9%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 43%, Economics 22%, History 13%, Communication & Media Studies 13%, Business 9%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 David Darmofal	28%	11	27.9%

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Scholar power

54.0%

1.6 h

1

27.9%

Ranking score

0.218

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

David Darmofal

@daviddarmofal.bsky.social

‘Utterly Disgusting’: Trump Mocks Biden in Front of China’s Xi, Sparking Furious Online Backlash

Trump’s joke about Joe Biden’s autopen display drew laughs from Xi Jinping and a wave of criticism online.

www.mediaite.com

September 25, 2026 at 12:34 PM

by Michael McFaul

99%

Scholar power: 99.0%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 43%, Economics 22%, History 13%, Communication & Media Studies 13%, Business 9%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Michael McFaul	55%	36	99.0%

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Scholar power

51.0%

18.2 h

45

99.0%

Ranking score

0.391

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

by Alicia Garcı́a-Herrero Reposted by Iikka Korhonen

41%

Scholar power: 41.9%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 43%, Economics 22%, History 13%, Communication & Media Studies 13%, Business 9%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Alicia Garcı́a-Herrero	18%	35	31.9%
🎓 Iikka Korhonen	20%	25	10.0%
Total			41.9%

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Scholar power

53.0%

4.6 h

3

41.9%

Ranking score

0.158

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Alicia Garcia Herrero 艾西亞

@aligarciaherrero.bsky.social

My Op-Ed for @euractiv.com: " #Xi’s growing hold on #Trump is bad news for #Europe".

www.euractiv.com/opinion/trum...

Xi’s growing hold on Trump is bad news for Europe | Euractiv

A lavish welcome produced little beyond a short trade truce, leaving Beijing well placed to demand more when Trump visits Shenzhen

www.euractiv.com

September 25, 2026 at 9:35 AM

Reposted by James S. Shortle

6%

Scholar power: 6.3%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 43%, Economics 22%, History 13%, Communication & Media Studies 13%, Business 9%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 James S. Shortle	10%	40	6.3%

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Scholar power

53.0%

2.7 h

111

6.3%

Ranking score

0.148

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

by Michael McFaul Reposted by James S. Shortle

105%

Scholar power: 105.3%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 43%, Economics 22%, History 13%, Communication & Media Studies 13%, Business 9%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Michael McFaul	55%	36	99.0%
🎓 James S. Shortle	10%	40	6.3%
Total			105.3%

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Scholar power

47.0%

17.3 h

4

105.3%

Ranking score

0.374

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Reposted by Aric Rindfleisch

4%

Scholar power: 4.3%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 43%, Economics 22%, History 13%, Communication & Media Studies 13%, Business 9%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Aric Rindfleisch	7%	38	4.3%

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Scholar power

54.0%

13.6 h

22607

4.3%

Ranking score

0.134

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by Michael McFaul

99%

Scholar power: 99.0%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 43%, Economics 22%, History 13%, Communication & Media Studies 13%, Business 9%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Michael McFaul	55%	36	99.0%

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Scholar power

55.0%

17.3 h

34

99.0%

Ranking score

0.348

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Michael McFaul

@mcfaulmike.bsky.social

On the very day that Trump hosts Xi at the White House, we're talking about him denying members of our free press access to cover it.

Xi must love it.

He gets to watch an American president generate headlines over one of the freedoms that has traditionally distinguished our system from his.

September 24, 2026 at 8:56 PM

by Timothy D. McBride

10%

Scholar power: 10.1%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 43%, Economics 22%, History 13%, Communication & Media Studies 13%, Business 9%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Timothy D. McBride	7%	23	10.1%

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Scholar power

54.0%

3.2 h

26

10.1%

Ranking score

0.116

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Timothy McBride

@mcbridetd.bsky.social

In Trump’s White House, China’s Dictator Is Welcome. American Media, Less So. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/u...

In Trump’s White House, China’s Dictator Is Welcome. American Media, Less So.

The showdown over President Trump’s partial media ban played out as he welcomed President Xi Jinping, whose government is ranked among the most repressive in the world.

www.nytimes.com

September 25, 2026 at 11:00 AM

Reposted by Daniel W. Drezner

22%

Scholar power: 22.8%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 43%, Economics 22%, History 13%, Communication & Media Studies 13%, Business 9%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Daniel W. Drezner	34%	45	22.8%

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Scholar power

70.0%

22.2 h

29

22.8%

Ranking score

0.106

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

Raw Story

@rawstory.com

President Donald Trump personally greeted Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews — a display of deference that observers say wasn't returned when Trump visited Beijing in May.

Trump humiliated as he rolls out red carpet for leader who didn't return favor: onlookers

President Donald Trump personally greeted Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews — a display of deference that observers say wasn't returned when Trump visited Beijing in May.HuffPost senior reporter S.V. Dáte was among the first to flag the histo...

bit.ly

September 24, 2026 at 4:03 PM

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