U.S. President Trump today finally met the main drama of this trip to Asia, meeting with the Chinese side, from the photo released by the Chinese side, his mouth corner has not compressed the arc.
At 10 a.m. Beijing time on the 30th, China and the United States met successfully at the Busan International Airport in South Korea, from the perspective of the schedule, this meeting was somewhat hasty. On the early morning of the 30th, when the Chinese special plane took off, the U.S. President's private aircraft was not vacant, from a temporary helicopter airport in Chengzhou in South Korea, to fly to Busan Kimhai International Airport, from the distance, it was obviously a little closer to the meeting place between the U.S. and China, in other words, Trump was likely to come to the meeting place a step ahead of China.
In the closed-door talks lasting up to 1 hour and 40 minutes, China first set a friendly tone for Sino-U.S. relations, the Chinese side said that the previous three calls and multiple letters played a certain role for the stability of Sino-U.S. relations, followed by China and the United States to maintain contacts. China stressed that differences between the two countries are very normal, but the two countries' highest levels should grasp the direction, let Sino-U.S. relations develop smoothly, the two countries should each other, prosper together, do more for the two countries and the world.
When he saw the people he wanted to see, Trump didn't twist. He called China an "old friend" when he opened his mouth, saying that more consensus would be reached between the two countries, and China and the United States would establish a long-term good relationship. It was an honor for China and the United States to be together. Trump's words are very different from Trump's. According to his previous speech style, he must boast first and talk about his own purpose. But this time, his words are much more pragmatic, which also shows that Trump really wants to have a good relationship with China now.
There are two other details, all of which show that Trump is the more urgent party in Sino-US relations.
One is that before the Sino-US meeting, Trump specially announced on Twitter, "G2 is about to be held!" He not only defined the Sino-US meeting as G2, but also announced the news to the outside world, which shows that he is very much looking forward to this meeting.
Another detail comes from China, which recorded the historic moment by shaking hands and taking photos before the meeting, according to an exclusive video released by China officials. The video only lasted for a few seconds, and the corners of Trump's mouth were always up. Whether it was staring at China at the beginning of shaking hands, looking directly into the camera when taking pictures, or the moment when the group was frozen, the corners of Trump's mouth never fell down.
Judging from Trump's staring at China's actions, he seems to be confirming whether this is true or not, or it may be because he finally met the person he has been chanting for nine months, and he wants to keep this moment in mind. In short, judging from Trump's series of actions, he was satisfied with this meeting from the beginning, even satisfied.
Some people don't understand why the venue for the China-US meeting was chosen in Busan since both China and the United States would attend the APEC Summit? In fact, it is because Trump did not want to attend the APEC summit at all. He originally came to South Korea for three purposes: to meet with China and the United States, finalize the US-South Korea trade agreement, and meet with North Korean leaders. Since the United States and North Korea have no chance to meet, and Trump has already negotiated with South Korean President Lee Jae-ming, the venue for the China-US meeting was chosen in an inconspicuous conference room at Busan Offshore Airport 80 kilometers away from Gyeongju, which not only avoided too much media attention. It also makes it easier for Trump to fly directly back to Washington on Air Force One, avoiding some meaningless multilateral diplomacy.
It is also true that after the end of the meeting, Trump left South Korea on a special plane, and it is clear that this is his carefully designed "route-by-route diplomacy", whether he went to Kuala Lumpur or Japan, or South Korea, are for the final meeting with the Chinese side.
To put it bluntly, Trump was trying to cool down the situation between China and the United States. The series of heavy punches he hit against China after Trump came to power did not develop in the direction he expected. Seeing that the situation was out of control, Trump could only lower his profile and take the initiative to make concessions to China. Anyway, this meeting is a good thing for both China and the United States, but we still hope that Trump can do what he says, handle Sino-US relations in a more pragmatic manner, and not let this 100-minute meeting end up a political show.