Trump hosts Xi; reporters barred

+++ USA +++: Trump – Verbindung zwischen USA und China war nie stärker

Ergebnisse von Treffen wahrscheinlich am Montag +++ Journalisten von CNN und MS NOW dürfen wieder ins Weiße Haus +++ Amnesty International fordert Auflösung von ICE-Behörde +++ Der Newsblog.

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by Martha Albertson Fineman

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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 Fareed Zakaria

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by Manisha Sinha

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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 Darmofal

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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

The Independent

The Latest: Xi wraps up Washington visit with a trip to see the Constitution and Bill of Rights

President Donald Trump will take Chinese President Xi Jinping to visit the National Archives, showing off the sacred texts of U. S. democracy to the leader of the world’s most powerful communist country to cap off a three-day state visit criticized for being heavy on pomp and light on substance

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by David Darmofal

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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 Nikolas K. Gvosdev

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by Nikolas K. Gvosdev

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Der Standard

Xi and Trump: A pomp-filled summit with no clear aim

The US president welcomes China's leader, and even in his own party many are asking: why now? In the middle of the campaign, the US president loses his sense for staging.

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Reposted by James S. Shortle

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by Timothy D. McBride

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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

by Timothy D. McBride

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Timothy McBride

@mcbridetd.bsky.social

Flyovers and Pandas Masked Divides in Trump and Xi’s U.S.-China Summit www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/u...

Flyovers and Pandas Masked Divides in Trump and Xi’s U.S.-China Summit

President Trump pressed his personal brand of diplomacy as President Xi Jinping of China made his first trip to the White House in more than a decade.

www.nytimes.com

September 25, 2026 at 10:53 AM

Der Spiegel

US-China Summit: What the meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping at the White House yielded

After more than a decade, a Chinese president was back at the White House. How the meeting unfolded and what came of it, our U.S. and China correspondents assess.

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Público

Xi tells Trump that China's 'national rejuvenation' and the MAGA movement are reconcilable

The Chinese president was the guest of honor at a state dinner at the White House hosted by his American counterpart, who said that the two leaders "have never gotten along so well" as they do now.

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The Independent

Trump to take Xi inside National Archives for glimpse of America’s greatest treasures

President Donald Trump will follow up his summit with Xi Jinping by taking the Chinese leader on Friday to the US National Archives

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Neue Zürcher Zeitung

COMMENT - All pomp: Trump makes his rival Xi comfortable - too comfortable

The US-Chinese summit in Washington produced hardly any results. The pure staging of diplomacy shows how President Trump has weakened the United States' position through his own mistakes.

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Süddeutsche Zeitung

USA and China: Trump begs Xi's recognition

All that pomp cannot hide the fact that Washington and Beijing are not drawing closer. But America simply cannot afford an open confrontation.

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Trump hosts Xi; reporters barred

+++ USA +++: Trump – Verbindung zwischen USA und China war nie stärker

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US-China Summit: What the meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping at the White House yielded

Xi tells Trump that China's 'national rejuvenation' and the MAGA movement are reconcilable

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Trump hosts Xi; reporters barred

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US-China Summit: What the meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping at the White House yielded

Xi tells Trump that China's 'national rejuvenation' and the MAGA movement are reconcilable

Trump to take Xi inside National Archives for glimpse of America’s greatest treasures

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USA and China: Trump begs Xi's recognition

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