US Politics
The Glittering Distraction: What Trump's Xi Dinner Reveals About American Priorities
President Trump hosted a lavish state dinner for Chinese President Xi Jinping, featuring a guest list of tech billionaires and powerbrokers amid ongoing tensions over trade, AI, and Taiwan. It is a jarring spectacle of personal diplomacy that dangerously prioritizes glitz and personal rapport over the grave systemic conflicts and human rights concerns that define the U.S.-China relationship.
