Diplomacy or ‘diplotainment’? Key takeaways from the Trump-Xi summit in Washington | Donald Trump

1. Diplomacy or ‘diplotainment’?

Senate Democrats criticised Trump’s summit with Xi, saying it prioritised pageantry over substance on the major issues. There was no sign a brief closed-door meeting yielded breakthroughs on the thorny issues of AI, trade, Taiwan and the war with Iran.

Both…