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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(137,297 posts) Fri May 15, 2026, 08:25 PM 12 hrs ago

How Two Words From China's President Finally Silenced Trump

Donald Trump will leave China a chastened man.

If he didn’t know what Xi Jinping meant by raising the specter of the Thucydides Trap when he arrived in Beijing, you can be sure that he does now.

Because it was a warning issued by a leader who is very much Trump’s equal in power and way more experienced at using it.

Amid the pomp of Trump’s arrival on Thursday, Xi invoked a classical Greek reference suggesting that war is often inevitable when a rising power challenges a hegemon.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/two-words-china-president-finally-203156856.html

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How Two Words From China's President Finally Silenced Trump (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 12 hrs ago OP

Oh, shoot. I was really hoping it would be "Quiet, piggy!" tanyev 11 hrs ago #1

You knew this was gonna happen. Can we, as a nation, survive another 2 years? OAITW r.2.0 11 hrs ago #2

"He left Washington on Tuesday in a bombastic mood, insulting a female reporter on the way to his Marine One helicopter sop 11 hrs ago #3

xi is NOT president. he is chairman of the communist party, like his predecessor Mao msongs 11 hrs ago #4

Trump was really trying to pump himself up for that meeting GenThePerservering 9 hrs ago #5

Significant quotes... Cha 5 hrs ago #6

PS So what were the "Two Words"... Cha 5 hrs ago #7

tanyev

(49,657 posts)

1. Oh, shoot. I was really hoping it would be "Quiet, piggy!"

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Fri May 15, 2026, 08:32 PM

11 hrs ago

😏

OAITW r.2.0

(32,550 posts)

2. You knew this was gonna happen. Can we, as a nation, survive another 2 years?

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Fri May 15, 2026, 08:40 PM

11 hrs ago

sop

(19,252 posts)

3. "He left Washington on Tuesday in a bombastic mood, insulting a female reporter on the way to his Marine One helicopter

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Fri May 15, 2026, 08:41 PM

11 hrs ago

and insisting he doesn’t give a thought to Americans struggling with their finances."

"Before that, for nights on end, he spewed Truth Social posts lambasting everyone from Barack Obama to his own appointed Supreme Court Justices, Neil Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett."

"But since that shaded welcome and two hours of talks behind closed doors with his 'friend' Xi, Trump has been muted. He looks serious and thoughtful...and old."

Sounds like Xi tore Trump a new one. I hope someone who was there reveals what was said behind those closed doors.

msongs

(74,154 posts)

4. xi is NOT president. he is chairman of the communist party, like his predecessor Mao

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Fri May 15, 2026, 08:53 PM

11 hrs ago

GenThePerservering

(3,680 posts)

5. Trump was really trying to pump himself up for that meeting

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Fri May 15, 2026, 11:26 PM

9 hrs ago

meanwhile, he constantly looked defeated, while Xi constantly looked serene.

Cha

(320,480 posts)

6. Significant quotes...

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sat May 16, 2026, 02:48 AM

5 hrs ago

Trump is consumed with manipulating the markets on Fox News. Xi sees power in terms of centuries rather than news cycles.

Up to now, China has treated Trump with kid gloves. But as a sophisticated anathema to the fast-talking, knee-jerk Trump, Xi has taken off the gloves this week, hinting at the power at his fingertips.

Xi is smart for a Dictator, knows history, isn't impressed with the fox "news" line of bullshit.

PEDO is all Gaslight, LIES, and Bullshit... Leaders can sense that.

I am so Glad about this

TY!

Cha

(320,480 posts)

7. PS So what were the "Two Words"...

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sat May 16, 2026, 02:51 AM

5 hrs ago

Didn't get that?

TY

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