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Global media gives Trump-Xi summit a thumbs down. Don’t expect a breakthrough

From NYT to Fox News, the verdict on Trump-Xi summit in Beijing is the same: don't hold your breath.

US President Donald Trump has landed in China, with the expectation of receiving a “big fat hug”. The international news media, however, begs to differ: Chinese President Xi Jinping is more likely to shrug and ask him to get down to business.

“He’s not the touchy-feely type,” explained an anchor on CNN International.

The warmth of the welcome Trump receives could signal the outcome of his two-day summit with Xi in Beijing. In the absence of  Melania Trump, “…all eyes will be on how much of a spectacle the Chinese government rolls out…what music is played and whether Chinese and American children wave flowers and flags,” wrote Associated Press. It added that the reception of Trump “is shaping up to be warm and designed to flatter him…”

However, the news media seems to be unanimous in agreement that the red carpet China rolls out this time will be several shades lighter than the one in 2017, when Trump first came calling as US President.

Yes, he will attend a state banquet; yes, he will sip Chinese tea with Xi; yes, he will visit the Temple of Heaven. But “analysts say the pomp will not match that of nine years ago.” (France 24)

If the welcome is “chillier” (Associated Press) than in 2017, what can we expect from the talks between leaders of two countries that control 40 per cent of the world’s economic activity?

Not much, say major global news media. From The New York Times, Time magazine and Bloomberg to CNN International and Fox News; from Financial Times, The Guardian and The Economist in the UK to the Russian RTe and the South China Morning Post, the verdict is: don’t expect big ‘breakthroughs’.

As The Economist explained: “Tensions between the two governments run so deep that it would be naive to expect a breakthrough.”

South China Morning Post stated, “Don’t look for a historic breakthrough…”

One analyst told the NYT: “They’re going to........

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