Xi Welcomes Stream of Leaders Shaken by Trump's New World Order

Friday, January 16, 2026

Donald Trump's tariff war occupied US allies for much of last year. Now, President Xi Jinping is welcoming a procession of leaders looking to mend fences with the world's other major economy.

Posted by qcp at 07:32 PM | 18 COMMENTS | permalink

So much for tariffs reining in China. @wsj.com www.wsj.com/economy/trad ...

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-- Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla.bsky.social) Jan 14, 2026 at 8:29 AM

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How lucky the people of other countries are to have competent leaders, kind populations, and decent allies, unlike us in America fettered with a horrible "ally" in the Middle East, corrupt leaders, and baskets of deplorables as our fellow citizens: themoderatevoice.com

#1 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-01-15 01:31 PM

@#1 ... How lucky the people of other countries are to have competent leaders, kind populations, and decent allies, unlike us in America fettered with a horrible "ally" in the Middle East, ...

I agree.

But the romance between Pres Trump and PM Netanyahu is not the only apparent alliance between Pres Trump has a ruthless leader/dictator.

Pres Trump also has spoke highly of Pres Putin. And then there are the lovel leters he has exchanged with Supreme Leader Kim of North Korea.

#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-01-16 07:54 PM

Make China Great Again!

"Trump is making China " not America " great again, global survey suggests

Exclusive: US is less feared by its traditional adversaries, while its allies feel ever more distant, results show

The 21-country survey for the influential European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) thinktank also found that under Trump, the US is less feared by its traditional adversaries, while its allies " particularly in Europe " feel ever more distant.

Most Europeans no longer see the US as a reliable ally and are increasingly supportive of rearmament, it found, while Russians now see the EU as more of an enemy than the US, and Ukrainians are looking more to Brussels than to Washington for support."

www.theguardian.com

#3 | Posted by Corky at 2026-01-16 08:39 PM

@#3 ... Most Europeans no longer see the US as a reliable ally ...

In that quoted phrase, my emphasis would be on the word, "reliable."

Pres Trump s whimsical.

What he says or agrees to today is not an indication of future action.

Our [hopefully not former?] European allies are seeing this whimsical behavior.

The United States not standing by the treaties it has signed.

Yeah, that aspect is only degrading the US on the world stage.

But, I have to ask ...

Pres Trump seems to be quite determined in that end goal of US degradation on the world stage.

Why?

#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-01-16 08:55 PM

www.nytimes.com

We are stuck between a rock and a hard place here; one hand we have Nazi pig orange man POTUS and his vampire billionaire buddies and other suck ups and on the other we have monster murderers like Vlad the mass murderer war mongering ---- and Xi the slave state thug where even his ------- fishing boats are being used to foster more fascism this time on the high seas.
Chinese fishing fleets have went from raping the world's oceans to become a tool for their military.

www.nytimes.com

#5 | Posted by Wildman62 at 2026-01-17 09:39 AM

#6 Hell, they've already invited Qatar to build a base right here in the continental United States.

#7 | Posted by A_Friend at 2026-01-17 03:30 PM

Who has more self-determination? Danish colony or US state?
#10 | Posted by john_savage1

Probably the Danish colony.
Eleven states tried their hand as self-determination in 1861. How'd that work out for them?

#12 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-01-17 04:35 PM

You're laughing.
Evropa is getting in bed with Xi and you're laughing.
#9 | Posted by john_savage1

Europe wouldn't be getting in bed with China
If Trump wasn't kicking Europe out of bed
To make room for your boy Putin.

#13 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-01-17 04:37 PM

(Evropa is a woman and need a man in any case)
#14 | Posted by john_savage1

And what's Russia?
And why does Trump like it better than a woman?

#15 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-01-17 05:31 PM

The USA is being reduced to barbarism, too many of its people are overly aggressive and violent and emotionally undeveloped

#17 | Posted by hamburglar at 2026-01-18 08:05 AM

#10 - Denmark ranks higher than the US in global happiness scores, and it's not even close. They are healthier, better educated, and have a more prosperous middle class. The people of Greenland choose socialized healthcare as opposed to going bankrupt due to one major procedure. They choose excellent public education and free college.

I'm wondering how the US will fare in global happiness scores this year with the demented orange pedo turning what was a thriving economy into what is looking more like a deep recession everyday. With Dotard declaring war on his own citizens in the streets of America, while also committing war crimes and waving his tiny mushroom around at the rest of the world. Gotta say, based on polling the vast majority of Americans hate demented Pedo Don and what he's doing to us, to out allies, to our economy, and to our standing in the world. What exactly is in the Epstein files?

#18 | Posted by _Gunslinger_ at 2026-01-18 01:34 PM

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