Xi-Trump Summit, Big Foreign Policy Questions Left Unanswered

The Duran: Episode 2519Donald Trump's two-day visit to Beijing was billed as a major US-China summit but Alexander Mercouris of The Duran argues it was something far more modest: a business trip with diplomatic window dressing. With no substantive preparation by senior officials, no deep negotiations on Iran, Taiwan, or trade policy, and a delegation stacked almost entirely with CEOs, the real meetings were happening between Elon Musk, Nvidia, and their Chinese counterparts not between Trump and Xi Jinping. Mercouris draws a sharp contrast with Nixon and Kissinger's 1972 approach, which involved months of groundwork before the leaders ever met, and raises a troubling question: has the United States become not just agreement-incapable, but negotiations-incapable? Meanwhile, Putin's imminent visit to China promises a very different dynamic one built on continuous dialogue and genuine strategic depth. Is American foreign policy now little more than deal-making while the real geopolitical game moves on without it?00:00:00 Introduction: Trump-Xi summit overview00:01:22 Ceremony over substance: what the meeting revealed00:02:33 Why real summits require months of preparation00:03:38 The Anchorage comparison: a pattern of unpreparedness00:04:50 The Tajikistan signal: China not fully focused00:06:14 Red lines exchanged: Iran, Taiwan, rare earths00:07:32 The Nixon-Kissinger model: what real diplomacy looks like00:09:47 Where do we go from here?00:10:10 The real meeting: Musk, Nvidia, and the business deals00:13:13 Putin's upcoming China visit: a different dynamic00:15:25 America's diplomacy problem: negotiations incapable?00:17:59 The energy blockade strategy explained00:20:09 Why China already knows everything the US is doing00:21:12 The failed grand strategy: Venezuela, Iran, Russia00:23:18 What this summit signals to Beijing00:23:51 Wrap-up and closing***THE DURAN SHOP***https://theduranshop.com***REVERSE GEAR SHOP***Athleisure with Stylehttps://reversegear.shop/***THE DURAN COMMUNITY ON LOCALS***https://theduran.locals.com Join Now Get 1 Month Free Trial***OUR OFFICIAL CHANNELS***ALEXANDER: https://www.youtube.com/AlexanderMercourisRealALEX: https://www.youtube.com/alexchristoforou***CRYPTO SUPPORT***BITCOIN: 3JvdnoyWMb93hSRgk58ZstUxg11PW9mKSrETHEREUM: 0xF39BdFb41f639B82E3D2Bf022828bC6394F533A3LTC: MGFiMC18ZViF6DcCixMqAAP11TG4tF6AcjEMC2: EXX4KK9pZLx7uiLWnCXtp7iMKjtq6o5b6R***DONATE***CREDIT CARD: https://donorbox.org/the-duranSUBSCRIBE STAR: https://subscribestar.com/theduran PATREON: https://patreon.com/theduran***VIDEO***RUMBLE: https://rumble.com/c/theduranODYSEE: https://odysee.com/@theduranBITCHUTE: https://www.bitchute.com/theduran/***AUDIO***SPOTIFY: https://spoti.fi/3pMrfPDAPPLE PODCASTS: https://apple.co/2H9Hk0aSOUNDCLOUD: https://bit.ly/354ASQ9***FREE SPEECH***TELEGRAM: https://t.me/thedurancom X (Twitter): https://x.com/TheDuranReal?s=20GAB: https://gab.ai/TheDuranMINDS: https://minds.com/theduranAmazing music contribution from Peter Brown. Follow Peter's music: https://soundcloud.com/peterboy100...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuxpK9uUGLA