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
AustraliaCanberra is particularly mindful of the lack of agreement on artificial intelligence, the only subject on which Xi Jinping publicly drew a red line in front of Donald Trump, despite the fanfare surrounding the summit.
- 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
AustraliaDominant protocol
the narrative highlights the pomp of the reception before noting the lack of progress on underlying tensions.
- 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
AustraliaReliance on the official Chinese agency
part of the report reiterates the statements as relayed by Xinhua before cross-checking them with Trump's remarks.