larry johnson has some thoughts on president bigly's trip to china which he aught to consider but won't; 

 

Before Trump stepped off his Presidential jet in Beijing the Chinese were sending subtle but clear signals that they consider Trump a second class leader and that relations remain frosty.

First, the China Daily newspaper downplayed the upcoming meeting between Xi and Trump, posting a headline about talks between Xi and the leader of Tajikistan. The meeting with Trump was buried in a story in the sidebar titled, Xi Navigates China-US relations amid global uncertainty.

Third, before Trump’s arrival, the Chinese Embassy in Washington published a list of four “red lines” that “Washington should not question”. These are:

The Taiwan issue,

Democracy and human rights in China,

The political system,

Beijing’s rights to development.

The Chinese message to Trump: China will not accept any criticism from Trump or his delegation on these issues. Raising any of these will be viewed as an insult to China.

Fourth, when Trump arrived in Beijing the plane was met at the airport by China’s Vice Premier (or Vice President in some reports) and other senior Chinese officials rather than President Xi Jinping himself; U.S. and Chinese diplomatic representatives and an honor guard were also present. This was the same configuration that met Trump in November 2017 during his first trip to China............more............