It is chilling to hear the way that Xi treated Trump like mouse!

[imanamerican63]

And Trump just like a coward who wasn’t ready for diplomatic engagement!

But then again, they didn’t vote for this either! Speaking of the GOBers who swore that Trump was the best candidate!

This disastrous visit to China will blow up in Trump’s face and spiral out of control before you know it! That is all! China will invade Taiwan and Trump will stand by idly and watch it happen!

Well, if you thought was going to get really serious? Wait! We ain’t seen nothing yet!

[Deuxcents]

1. Taiwan has to know they can't count on TSF..they see what he did to Ukraine. XI definitely knows it, too

[Ars Longa]

8. Trump IS WEAK!!! He is the WEAKEST President in our lifetimes!!

Probably the weakest EVER!!!!
We should be shouting that, at MAGA!!

[Seinan Sensei]

24. Physically weak also

It is painful to watch him walk
Wide stance, weird gait, hunched-over

[Attilatheblond]

2. Elon & Trump: Stoned & Stupid

[BattleRow]

18. Beavis and Butthead...

[OAITW r.2.0]

3. Forty years ago.....

Trump would have been over his head. Today, it's just pathetic.

[Dave Bowman]

4. What China sees is a weak an impotent "leader" so of course they'll take advantage of that so it's a really dangerous

situation.🙁

[Dan]

7. They're reading Trump like a bad book.

[Wonder Why]

5. But trump answered him back. He said "Squeek Squeek".

[LoisB]

6. He will return to the U.S. and double his bullying. He is like the guy who gets

reamed out by his boss at work then comes home and beats his wife and kids to show what a big man he is.

[Deuxcents]

10. His attention is on Cuba next. There are agents already there setting the bar for his next move

[LoisB]

21. Yep.

[dalton99a]

22. +1

[0rganism]

9. I think a "peaceful reunification" rather than an invasion, likely there will be a period of military occupation though

Taiwan's government would be idiots not to be negotiating a rejoin at this point. Given that some of the highest tech on the planet hangs out in Taiwan, China has even more reason to be delicate with Taiwan, maybe turning it into one of those "special economic zones" for a while. They're winning big with their long game, why stop now? Chinese mega-scaling on the cutting edge of cutting edge "western" tech will be something to behold.

[Deuxcents]

12. I'm thinking you may be correct and XI's warning for US to keep out of their business..makes sense

[Norrrm]

11. Tough Guy Trump telling Xi what's what. - sarcasm of course.

[BattleRow]

19. Cant continue to rape???

Oh,consider the irony of that phrasing ...

[Speaks2]

13. China will not invade Taiwan

Xi ain't that dumb.
He sees what's happened in the Ukraine and Iran. If Taiwan pulled half that, Xi would be utterly shamed (not a good look in China).

[dalton99a]

23. +1. His military is not ready - he's purging the generals

https://cis.mit.edu/news/assessing-xis-unprecedented-purges-chinas-military-key-developments-and-potential-implications
Assessing Xi’s unprecedented purges of China’s military

...

Several implications follow from this analysis. First, the depth of the purge suggests that dissatisfaction with the PLA leadership’s performance is a major factor in Xi’s calculus (in addition to concerns about corruption, political loyalty, military autonomy, military obedience, or policy differences).

Second, rebuilding the PLA leadership will take time. A large gap exists at the theater command leader grade, with 38 officers in such positions having been dismissed or disappeared. They can only be replaced by officers serving in theater deputy leader command positions, yet with 56 officers in this grade having been dismissed, the pool of potential officers who can be promoted to theater command level positions has been cut by more than one-third. Moreover, to be promoted to a higher grade, an officer typically must serve three to five years in their current grade, further complicating efforts to replenish the leadership positions.

Third, the purge underscores the challenges that PLA leadership would face, either with empty billets or newly promoted officers inexperienced in their new roles, in undertaking large-scale military operations such as a blockade or amphibious assault of Taiwan. Although roughly half (53 percent) of theater command–level officers who were purged came from the command track, this proportion grows to around two-thirds (68 percent) at the deputy theater command level, highlighting the difficulty that the PLA will face to meet its ambitious modernization goals.

...

[Skittles]

14. what is CHILLING is the very idea that ridiculous orange fuck is representing America

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[3Hotdogs]

15. We'll learn that Taiwan ain't got no cards.

[GiqueCee]

16. Trump is...

... a witless pustule of pusillanimous poison, and a humiliating embarrassment to what America once aspired to be.

[MerryBlooms]

17. Just getting off work no access to news, we're all left to the shitstorm

I scrolled through DU breaking news, nothing. wtf
A little help for folks just got off work... A fuckin link! I'm too tired for this shit tonight, been going since 4:30 this morning.
A link to news would help.
Niterz

[BeneteauBum]

20. I knew Xi would walk all over him

Waiting to see what kind of deals were agreed on…..if any.

Peace ☮️