Trump and XI just concluded their two days of meetings. While both sides expressed friendship and a need to establish and maintain good relations, not much else came out of these meetings.

Trump said that China would no longer send armaments to Iran, but would not do much more than that. Trump gave a pressor on Air Force

One, when the plane left China. He again reiterated somewhat angrily after being challenged by the press that Iran has been destroyed military and that the US is blocking the strait. This is kind of a case of locking the barn door with the horses still in the barn and a fire going on in the barn. Bottom line is the strait is still closed and gas prices are gonna continue going up.

Trump announced that discussions were held on trade and agreements will be coming up, but nothing more than that other than an agreement for China to purchase a number of Boeing planes.

China did threaten the US on the handling of Taiwan, saying that conflict could occur if the handling was done in the wrong way. America had agreed to sell billions of dollars of weapons to Taiwan. When Trump was asked whether that sale would go through, Trump said he has not decided.

It would be unfair to say that Trump is coming home with his tail between his legs. But it is true to say that his strong man image has taken another blow.

That’s all I have for today.