The main concern is that Trump—seemingly desperate for a summit and trade deal with Xi—will be prepared to sell out Taiwan to get it. The Taiwanese seem to believe this, and Beijing likewise. This is diplomacy for dimwits, Trump style. foreignpolicy.com/2025/08/21/t...
Trump will do what you’d expect Putin to want him to do: sell out Taiwan, and also leave NATO.
Was Trump talking about Xi on the Access Hollywood tape when he said "I just start kissing them and they let you. I kiss them and kiss them. I can't stop kissing them. I don't even wait. And when you're a star, they let do it. They let you do anything..."?