Trump and Xi display their "friendship" at the White House, with a state dinner and pandas but no progress on trade or Taiwan
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JapanTokyo is mainly gauging what the Trump-Xi summit did not settle: neither on Taiwan, nor on artificial intelligence, nor on trade, despite the display of a "very great friendship".
What each one tells
opposition
ArgentinaBuenos Aires sees, behind the pomp of the Trump-Xi summit, what remains unresolved: a trade truce simply extended until January 10, with no agreement on rare earths, Taiwan, or artificial intelligence.
- Japan
Protocol
the coverage dedicates an entire article to the menu and dress codes of the state dinner, on par with in-depth issues.
Omission of tensions in the official narrative
the news service itself notes that the pomp fills the space left vacant by in-depth issues.
What the account puts first
ArgentinaProtocol
part of the narrative details the reception (red carpet, gun salutes, flyover by bombers) at length before discussing the content of the talks.
- Japan
Reliance on Chinese channels
several Kyodo dispatches relay Xi Jinping's statements via the official Xinhua agency rather than an American source.
What it leans on
ArgentinaReliance on the Chinese interpretation
part of the coverage relays the official Chinese reading of the meeting via the Xinhua agency and Chinese scholars.