Both sides’ statements at the Trump-Jinping meeting naturally deserve attention. For example, Trump announced that the US intends to establish economic relations with China based on the principle of full reciprocity and parity.
Does this mean that the US president is abandoning the logic of economic sanctions, or is the statement just a diplomatic form, and in terms of content, Trump does not intend to maintain reciprocity and parity?
There is also a certain warning in Xi Jinping’s speech, which says that it is not necessary to allow the US-China relationship to fall into the “Thucydid’s trap”, when the struggle of the superpowers ends in a conflict.
The footnote of this review is remarkable, if we consider that the concept of “Thucydides’ trap” is defined in the sense that the newly forming power starts to oppose the already existing superpower. Perhaps Xi Jinping’s hint to Trump is that China is no longer an opposition to the US and is essentially not afraid of being a disproportionate victim in the event of a conflict.
Trump stated that personal contacts with Xi Jinping regularly helped to overcome complications. Trump also stated that Xi Jinping is a strong leader, and although many people don’t like him saying that, he will say again that Xi Jinping is a strong leader. “I always tell the truth,” Trump said.
Analyst Hakob Badalyan
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