{"id":1141,"date":"2026-05-16T00:18:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T00:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sterlingcooper.info\/blog\/?p=1141"},"modified":"2026-05-16T00:18:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T00:18:09","slug":"trumps-china-trip-a-dud-we-will-see-what-happens-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sterlingcooper.info\/blog\/trumps-china-trip-a-dud-we-will-see-what-happens-next\/","title":{"rendered":"TRUMP&#8217;S CHINA TRIP A DUD? WE WILL SEE WHAT HAPPENS NEXT!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"article-image-slot image-slot-placeholder\" data-is-first=\"true\" data-height=\"393\" data-doc-id=\"cms\/api\/amp\/image\/AA23gYV8\">\n<div class=\"article-image-slot\">\n<div class=\"article-image-container polished\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;OpenModal&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;b&quot;:8,&quot;c.i&quot;:&quot;AA23gfbk&quot;,&quot;c.l&quot;:false,&quot;c.t&quot;:13,&quot;c.v&quot;:&quot;news&quot;,&quot;c.c&quot;:&quot;newspolitics&quot;,&quot;c.b&quot;:&quot;The Daily Express&quot;,&quot;c.bi&quot;:&quot;AA1cauU6&quot;,&quot;c.tv&quot;:&quot;news&quot;,&quot;c.tc&quot;:&quot;general&quot;,&quot;c.hl&quot;:&quot;Trump and team dump 'everything' given to them by China before boarding Air Force One&quot;}\" data-test-id=\"AA23gYV8\"><button class=\"article-image-height-wrapper expandable article-image-height-wrapper-new\" data-customhandled=\"true\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;OpenModalButton&quot;,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:1,&quot;c.i&quot;:&quot;AA23gfbk&quot;,&quot;c.l&quot;:false,&quot;c.t&quot;:13,&quot;c.v&quot;:&quot;news&quot;,&quot;c.c&quot;:&quot;newspolitics&quot;,&quot;c.b&quot;:&quot;The Daily Express&quot;,&quot;c.bi&quot;:&quot;AA1cauU6&quot;,&quot;c.tv&quot;:&quot;news&quot;,&quot;c.tc&quot;:&quot;general&quot;,&quot;c.hl&quot;:&quot;Trump and team dump 'everything' given to them by China before boarding Air Force One&quot;}\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"article-image article-image-ux-impr article-image-new expandable\" title=\"U.S. President Donald Trump Departs China En Route To Washington\" src=\"https:\/\/img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net\/tenant\/amp\/entityid\/AA23gYV8.img?w=534&amp;h=356&amp;m=6\" alt=\"U.S. President Donald Trump Departs China En Route To Washington\" \/><\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-caption-container image-caption-container-ux-impr articlewc-image-caption-container\"><span class=\"image-caption\">U.S. President Donald Trump Departs China En Route To Washington<\/span><span class=\"image-attribution image-attribution-ux-impr\">\u00a9\u00a0Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\">Many of the items handed out by Chinese officials to the American delegation were rounded up and dumped before they left the country on Air Force One.<\/p>\n<p data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\">US President\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-express.com\/latest\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;destination&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:1,&quot;c.t&quot;:7}\">Donald Trump<\/a>\u00a0is set to leave China after wrapping up critical talks with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, on Friday.<\/p>\n<p data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\">Despite the apparent warm state visit, big differences remain between the world&#8217;s two biggest powers on key geopolitical issues like China and Iran. It comes after\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-express.com\/news\/politics\/207163\/trump-natalie-harp-assistant-china\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;destination&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:1,&quot;c.t&quot;:7}\">a mystery blonde joined Trump on his trip to China after Melania&#8217;s anguish.<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"intra-article-module\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;intraArticle&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13}\">\n<div class=\"articlePageIntraArticleFullWidth ad-slot-placeholder left-image-intra-ad full-bleed-image-intra-ad intra-ad-rm-bg intra-ad-rm-h\" data-ad-index=\"0\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-list-slot\">\n<ul>\n<li data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-express.com\/news\/politics\/207136\/trump-china-visit-nickname-translation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;destination&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:1,&quot;c.t&quot;:7}\"><strong>Trump has been given a new Chinese nickname with a nasty translation<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-express.com\/entertainment\/tv\/207208\/cbs-news-donald-trump-china\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;destination&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:1,&quot;c.t&quot;:7}\"><strong>CBS News halts Donald Trump&#8217;s China coverage due to &#8216;medical emergency&#8217;<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"continue-read-break\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\">Reports from the ground have revealed that before boarding Air Force One, staff from the American delegation took everything handed out by Chinese officials to the press pool and binned them.<\/p>\n<p data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\">According to New York Post&#8217;s Emily Goodin, this included &#8220;credentials, burner phones from WH staff, pins for delegation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\">She wrote on X: &#8220;Nothing from China allowed on the plane. We&#8217;re taking off shortly for America.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\">The two-day visti saw Xi welcom Trump at his official residence, Zhongnanhai, for their final engagement of the summit before the US leader&#8217;s return to Washington.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\">The leaders took a short walk through the grounds that feature ancient trees and Chinese roses, and strolled through a covered passageway with green columns and archways painted with birds and traditional Chinese mountain scenes.<\/p>\n<p data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\">Over tea and lunch, Trump and Xi &#8211; with top aides and translators in tow &#8211; huddled for nearly three hours of talks before the US leader completed his three-day visit to China.<\/p>\n<p data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\">&#8220;It&#8217;s been really a great couple of days,&#8221; Trump told reporters.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-image-slot image-slot-placeholder\" data-height=\"393\" data-doc-id=\"cms\/api\/amp\/image\/AA23h1qo\">\n<div class=\"article-image-slot\">\n<div class=\"article-image-container polished\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;OpenModal&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;b&quot;:8,&quot;c.i&quot;:&quot;AA23gfbk&quot;,&quot;c.l&quot;:false,&quot;c.t&quot;:13,&quot;c.v&quot;:&quot;news&quot;,&quot;c.c&quot;:&quot;newspolitics&quot;,&quot;c.b&quot;:&quot;The Daily Express&quot;,&quot;c.bi&quot;:&quot;AA1cauU6&quot;,&quot;c.tv&quot;:&quot;news&quot;,&quot;c.tc&quot;:&quot;general&quot;,&quot;c.hl&quot;:&quot;Trump and team dump 'everything' given to them by China before boarding Air Force One&quot;}\" data-test-id=\"AA23h1qo\">\n<div><\/div>\n<p><button class=\"article-image-height-wrapper expandable article-image-height-wrapper-new\" data-customhandled=\"true\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;OpenModalButton&quot;,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:1,&quot;c.i&quot;:&quot;AA23gfbk&quot;,&quot;c.l&quot;:false,&quot;c.t&quot;:13,&quot;c.v&quot;:&quot;news&quot;,&quot;c.c&quot;:&quot;newspolitics&quot;,&quot;c.b&quot;:&quot;The Daily Express&quot;,&quot;c.bi&quot;:&quot;AA1cauU6&quot;,&quot;c.tv&quot;:&quot;news&quot;,&quot;c.tc&quot;:&quot;general&quot;,&quot;c.hl&quot;:&quot;Trump and team dump 'everything' given to them by China before boarding Air Force One&quot;}\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"article-image article-image-ux-impr article-image-new expandable\" title=\"CHINA-US-DIPLOMACY\" src=\"https:\/\/img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net\/tenant\/amp\/entityid\/AA23h1qo.img?w=534&amp;h=356&amp;m=6\" alt=\"CHINA-US-DIPLOMACY\" \/><\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-caption-container image-caption-container-ux-impr articlewc-image-caption-container\"><span class=\"image-caption\">CHINA-US-DIPLOMACY<\/span><span class=\"image-attribution image-attribution-ux-impr\">\u00a9\u00a0AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\">Beijing has shown little public interest in US entreaties to get more involved in solving the conflict in Iran, even though Trump said in an interview with Fox News&#8217; Sean Hannity that Xi had, in their conversations, offered to help.<\/p>\n<p data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\">Xi, meanwhile, warned Trump during private talks that their differences on the self-ruled island of Taiwan, if handled poorly, could hurtle the world&#8217;s dominant powers toward &#8220;clashes and even conflicts,&#8221; according to Chinese government officials.<\/p>\n<div class=\"intra-article-module\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;intraArticle&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13}\">\n<div class=\"articlePageIntraArticleFullWidth left-image-intra-ad full-bleed-image-intra-ad intra-ad-rm-bg intra-ad-rm-h\">\n<div class=\"intra-article-relatedcontent\">\n<div class=\"video-clear-div\"><\/div>\n<p><a class=\"related-video-divider-top video-title related-video-link\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/video\/news\/a-direct-warning-from-china-to-the-united-states-in-the-middle-of-a-historic-meeting\/vi-AA23eCXO?ocid=msedgntp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-test-id=\"video-embed-title\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;RelatedVideoTitleLink&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:1,&quot;c.i&quot;:&quot;AA23eCXO&quot;}\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.msn.com\/staticsb\/statics\/latest\/icons-wc\/icons\/VideoBlue.svg\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"related-video-title-bold\">Related video<\/span>:\u00a0A direct warning from China to the United States in the middle of a historic meeting\u00a0(KREM-TV Spokane)<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"video-wrapper   \" tabindex=\"0\">\n<div class=\" videocard1PP video-embed-common related-video-divider-bottom videocardRelatedVideo\">\n<div class=\" content-video-container  large-title    \" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;ContentVideoPlayer&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:61,&quot;c.i&quot;:&quot;AA23eCXO&quot;,&quot;c.l&quot;:true,&quot;c.t&quot;:61,&quot;c.v&quot;:&quot;news&quot;,&quot;c.c&quot;:&quot;newsworld&quot;,&quot;c.b&quot;:&quot;KREM-TV Spokane&quot;,&quot;c.bi&quot;:&quot;AAyPPjr&quot;,&quot;ext&quot;:{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;AA23eCXO&quot;,&quot;videoCs&quot;:&quot;AAyPPjr&quot;,&quot;eventType&quot;:11,&quot;pageGroup&quot;:&quot;usanew&quot;,&quot;isMuted&quot;:true,&quot;inline&quot;:true,&quot;adIndex&quot;:1,&quot;totalAdTimeWatched&quot;:0,&quot;adDuration&quot;:12,&quot;playerHeight&quot;:344,&quot;playerWidth&quot;:612},&quot;c.hl&quot;:&quot;A direct warning from China to the United States in the middle of a historic meeting&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"vjs_video_3\" class=\"video-js vjs-msn vjs-fill custom-background control-spacing opaque-control vjs_video_3-dimensions vjs-controls-enabled vjs-workinghover vjs-v8 vjs-user-active vjs-layout-medium vjs-qualitymenu vjs-telemetry vjs-has-started vjs-hide-bigplaybutton vjs-paused vjs-waiting\" lang=\"en-us\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"region\" translate=\"no\" data-setup=\"{ &quot;inactivityTimeout&quot;: 0 }\" aria-label=\"A direct warning from China to the United States in the middle of a historic meeting Video Player\">\n<div class=\"vjs-title-bar\">\n<div class=\"vjs-title-provider\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vjs-title-provider-img\" src=\"https:\/\/img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net\/tenant\/amp\/entityid\/AA1V0B9d.img?w=16&amp;h=16&amp;q=60&amp;m=6&amp;f=jpg&amp;u=t\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"vjs-title-provider-name\">KREM-TV Spokane<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"vjs-title-text\">A direct warning from China to the United States in the middle of a historic meeting<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vjs-text-track-display\" translate=\"yes\" aria-live=\"off\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"vjs-text-track-cue vjs-text-track-cue-en-us\" lang=\"en-us\">\n<div>in the middle of a historic meeting between the<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vjs-loading-spinner\" dir=\"ltr\"><span class=\"vjs-control-text\">Video Player is loading.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"vjs-seek-live-region\" aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"video-clear-div\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\">Secretary of State Marco Rubio told NBC News that U.S. policy toward Taiwan was &#8220;unchanged&#8221; and cautioned that it would be &#8220;a terrible mistake&#8221; for China to try to take Taiwan by force. He also framed Xi&#8217;s comments as standard practice.<\/p>\n<p data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\">&#8220;They always raise it on their side. We always make clear our position, and we move on to the other topics,&#8221; said Rubio, who was among senior aides to join Trump for the talks.<\/p>\n<p data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\">It comes after\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-express.com\/news\/world-news\/207315\/trump-lashes-out-reporter-treason\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;destination&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:1,&quot;c.t&quot;:7}\">angry Trump told a reporter &#8216;you should be ashamed of yourself&#8217; after an &#8216;act of treason&#8217;.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. President Donald Trump Departs China En Route To Washington\u00a9\u00a0Getty Images Many of the items handed out by Chinese officials to the American delegation were rounded up and dumped before they left the country on Air Force One. 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