President Donald Trump’s elaborate reception of Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington, D.C., has impressed the Chinese public BEIJING -- It’s unclear if U.S. President Donald Trump’s elaborate reception of his Chinese counterpart in Washington dazzled President Xi Jinping, but for the Chinese public, it made quite an impression. Trump’s rare welcome of Xi and his wife, Peng Liyuan, at the airport, as well as the bilateral and cultural events the leaders attended were closely covered — and praised — by Chinese state media.
Those who watched at home saw a China elevated in status. The official People’s Daily newspaper allocated the entire front page to the trip, featuring six photos of the Xi-Trump meetings. Meanwhile, on the Chinese search engine Baidu, the three most popular search topics on Friday were the talks between Trump and Xi; the state dinner attended by Xi and Peng; and greetings extended by Xi to Chinese people on the occasion of the Mid-Autumn Festival being celebrated on Friday.
Shen Zuohang, a Beijing resident, felt reassured by the coverage and by Trump and Xi’s seeming agreeability on topics like trade, artificial intelligence and security. Even on the issue of Taiwan we are moving in a good direction instead of having heated confrontation,” Shen said. Trump did not immediately make comments on Taiwan, but had previously described U.S. arms sales to the island as open to negotiations with China.
Xiang, the student, said the summit overall sent a positive signal and will help improve the Chinese public’s opinion of the relations between the two countries.
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