Trump-Xi Summit Held, Exposing the Illusions in U.S. Foreign Policy and the CCP's Strategy

The Trump-Xi summit held in May 2026 was interpreted by Miles Yu as exposing a dangerous tendency in U.S. foreign policy to replace strategic judgment with fantasy. He argues that the CCP used the summit to hype myths like the "Thucydides Trap" in an attempt to cover up its authoritarian nature, domestic dilemmas, and hostility toward the free world. The summit failed to resolve fundamental ideological conflicts and may have instead exacerbated misjudgment and appeasement.