Opinion

Biden Skillfully Handled Xi Jinping’s U.S. Visit in Ways Trump Simply Never Could

NO LOVE-FEST

The president was gracious but tough, candid but thoughtful, and unlike his predecessor, did not sell out the country to a dictator.

David Rothkopf
David Rothkopf
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A photograph of US President Joe Biden during a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the APEC Leader's week in California on November 25, 2023.
BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images
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