# Trump and Xi’s Empty Summit Is Straight Out of the 1930s

https://mins.news/en/item/74985

- Bloomberg News, 2026-09-26 07:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-09-25/trump-and-xi-s-empty-summit-is-straight-out-of-the-1930s?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ab76d7af43c0f000136d507

> The summit’s scale and glitter might suggest that US-China relations are thriving. But diplomacy without substance can also signal grave danger, as the history of the 1930s demonstrates.

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