Kovrig: Trump-Xi Summit Was Pageantry Over Policy — SkimNews
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- Trump's summit with Xi Jinping was characterized by analyst Michael Kovrig as "more about pageantry than policy"
- Kovrig warned that Trump cozying up to Xi is undermining U.S. interests and potentially those of Canada
Why it matters: Kovrig puts Canada — not Beijing — in the crosshairs of the Trump-Xi courtship, arguing that Washington's diplomatic thaw with Beijing carries spillover costs for a close ally whose relationship with China is already strained.
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