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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
James C. Reynolds

Trump blames Biden for US being a ‘declining nation,’ agreeing ‘100%’ with President Xi

  • Donald Trump criticized Joe Biden's administration after Xi Jinping described the U.S. as a “declining nation,” agreeing with Xi's assessment of the country's state under Biden.
  • Trump listed various issues, including open borders, high taxes, and social policies, as causes for the “tremendous damage” he claimed Biden brought upon the U.S.
  • He asserted that while the nation was in decline two years prior, it is now “the hottest Nation anywhere in the world.”
  • Trump's historic trip to China, the first by a U.S. president in nearly a decade, concluded without any major breakthroughs on trade or other key priorities.
  • During the visit, Xi Jinping alluded to the 'Thucydides Trap' and warned against potential conflict over Taiwan, while issues like rare earth minerals and the detention of Jimmy Lai remained unresolved.

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