Xi’s State Visit and the Real Balance in U.S.-China Relations

All right. Hi, everyone. Welcome back. All right. Live streams two days in a row. Okay. So the highly anticipated Trump-Xi summit is over, although Xi Jinping's state visit is still ongoing. And I believe the state dinner is taking place right now. By the way, the menu looks delicious. It's a three-course meal, but it looked very delicious to me. Xi Jinping wore a Mao-style suit while his wife wore a red dress. Hold on. Actually, I have pictures to show you. This one. Now, actually, the first lady has been very restrained in her color choices throughout the visit. She wore an all-black suit earlier today, and then black and white for the evening. And yesterday, she wore a very dark gray. So basically, no color. We'll see what she wears tomorrow. In my opinion, this is very austere, very controlled. So Xi Jinping may still be enjoying dinner at the White House. And the serious part of his visit is already behind us. And after all the red carpets, honor guards, bombers flying overhead, and carefully choreographed diplomacy, the big question is, what actually came out of the summit? The short answer is, not very much. What happened around the summit may tell us much more about the real state of U.S.-China relations than the summit itself. The ceremony and pageantry were impressive, but nothing major came out of it, in my opinion. The trade war ceasefire was extended for another two months until next January. The Chinese side originally wanted to extend it through the end of Trump's second term. And many thought that the White House may extend it for another six months. I think November 1st is when it ends. So many people believe that the White House would extend it for six months until next May. But now we know Trump only gave them two months, and that is not surprising. Reuters reported that Beijing had informed Washington of certain red lines for the Xi-Trump summit ahead of time. So what were they? Well, I think China's ambassador to the U.S., Xie Feng, may have revealed them in an article. On the day Xi Jinping arrived in Washington, Ambassador Xie published an article in the People's Daily, laying out Beijing's vision for a stable U.S.-China relationship, and in many ways setting the tone for the summit. And his message was very simple. Washington should respect China's four major red lines, and they are Taiwan, human rights, China's political system, and its right to development. At the same time, Ambassador Xie also criticized the U.S. for using national security, economic imbalances, and forced labor as grounds for imposing restrictions on China. In other words, Beijing says it wants cooperation and healthy competition, but largely within boundaries defined by itself. Think about it. I don't know how many people pointed out. If America truly respected every red line the ambassador laid out, and stopped using national security, economic imbalances, and forced labor as grounds for action, then most of the disputes between Washington and Beijing would already be taken off the table. So what exactly are Trump and Xi supposed to negotiate at the summit? Practically nothing, nothing left. That is the contradiction in that essay, and broadly in Beijing's position. Beijing says it wants strategic dialogue and healthy competition, while at the same time calling much of what Washington considers strategic competition as illegitimate or ill-intentioned. And if Washington accepted those terms in advance, then there would be very little need for a state visit in the first place. Because there would be almost nothing left to negotiate. And that brings us back to the grand ceremony surrounding Xi Jinping's visit. In many ways, the diplomatic spectacle reflects a sad reality. Since the beginning of Trump's second term, U.S.-China confrontation has intensified, while the two sides have made no major breakthroughs on issues of real substance. At the same time, both sides need crisis management and control. Neither wants the relationship to deteriorate further. Under those circumstances, ceremony and diplomatic patronage became especially important, because those are the things that can be created. They're visible, but superficial. So for Xi Jinping, grand political ceremonies, carefully choreographed protocol, and scenes filled with symbolism have always been important to him. And after today's White House events welcoming Xi Jinping, actually, no, I think it was Tuesday, after Tuesday's event, after he went to the airport, Andrews, to welcome Xi Jinping on the tarmac, Trump posted a picture showing himself and Xi together at Joint Base Andrews as a B-1B Lancer supersonic bomber flew directly over them. So outside observers should not automatically equate Trump's public praise of Xi Jinping in front of camera as a softening of U.S. policy toward China. Personal diplomatic language is one thing. Actual government policy and actions are another. Trump can personally call Xi Jinping his friend and greet him at the airport and give him an elaborate reception, while nearly every key department of his administration continues using tariffs, sanctions, export controls, and diplomacy to constrain the Chinese Communist Party. And that's what I want to focus on today, because there's so much confusion out there about where China-U.S. relations stand at this moment. People are confused by the pageantry, by the warm welcome. Now, there was a very interesting example of that, of what I just said, on the very day Xi Jinping arrived. So on the 23rd, just hours before Xi Jinping landed in DC, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a new policy targeting commercial birth tourism. The policy allows the U.S. to deny or revoke visas for people who knowingly participated in or facilitate birth tourism schemes, including operators, visa agents, fixers, and others who help foreign nationals come to the U.S. primarily to give birth and obtain U.S. citizenship for their children. It can also affect people who participated in such arrangements in the past, particularly if fraud or misrepresentation was involved. Now, think about the impact of this. It's tremendous. Although this policy is global, it could affect anyone, but we all understand China is the country that has mostly benefited from China's citizenship by birth policy. China's birth tourism has been a big business for the CCP elites. There are people who estimated up to 1 million Chinese babies born through those venues or channels. Keep in mind, people involved in this kind of practices or business are the privileged Chinese, including family members of government officials. While Trump was preparing the red carpet for Xi Jinping, his administration was simultaneously tightening immigration restrictions on a practice closely associated with CCP elites. That could mean that if the U.S. really enforces this policy, all the parents of those children, those 1 million Chinese babies holding U.S. passports now growing up in China, that could mean that their parents or their family members or anyone associated with facilitating their birth in the U.S. could be denied entry. I could hear the silent screamings inside China right now. All those parents who have a child holding a U.S. passport, born under such circumstances, are nervous right now. So once again, the ceremony was warm, but the policy was not. And that leads to another major concern surrounding the summit, Taiwan, because that's really the core issue at the center of the summit. This Trump-Xi summit has drawn worldwide attention because when Trump visited China in May, the two sides announced that they would move toward a constructive and strategically stable relationship, whatever that means. If the relationship is stable, you don't need to say, let's develop a constructive and strategically stable relation. So what does that mean, strategically stable? That means tactically it can be volatile. There's no such thing. Either your relationship is stable or not. Anyways, okay, so these political jargons are just fascinating. All right, so now that Xi Jinping has visited the U.S., the question is, how will the two sides actually put that constructive and strategically stable relationship into practice? And above all, some people are worried about one thing. Will the U.S. quote unquote, sell out Taiwan? The Taiwanese government, however, appears relatively confident. At a forum on September the 21st, Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council deputy minister, his last name is Shen, he said that although the U.S. and China have proposed building this strategically stable relationship, China and the U.S. still have deep structural differences over technology, security, the Taiwan Strait, and geopolitics. He said three things are likely to remain unchanged. First, the fundamental nature and structure of U.S.-China competition will not change. Second, there will be no fundamental change in U.S. policy toward Taiwan. Third, Taiwan's own position, maintaining peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, and preserving the status quo will always remain unchanged. Now, I have not been concerned that the U.S. will abandon Taiwan. And one reason is, there are strong or stronger economic reasons for Taiwan to feel relatively confident in the relationship. U.S.-Taiwan trade has surged to historical heights in 2026, driven largely by Taiwan's booming exports of semiconductors, AI servers, and other advanced technology products to the U.S. Taiwan is also becoming increasingly important in the U.S. drone supply chain. In the first four months of 2026, Taiwan's drone exports reached $147 million. The leading three importers of Taiwan's drone hardware, do you know what those countries are? Number one is Czech Republic, number two is Poland, and number three is the U.S. Yes, U.S. is among the top three importers of Taiwan's drones. So, here's the bigger story. Taiwan is already shipping large quantities of finished weapons to the Pentagon. It is that Taiwan is becoming part of a U.S.-led non-China drone supply chain, supplying military-grade and dual-use systems, components, communication technology, flight control systems, AI, and anti-jamming capabilities. And this is significant for U.S.-Taiwan relations. Taiwan does not simply depend on U.S. arms sales anymore. It is no longer a one-way relationship. The U.S. military is also beginning to depend on Taiwan for weapons, technology, and components. In June, Defense News reported that Taiwan was positioning itself to sell domestically produced drones to the U.S. military, reversing the traditional pattern in which the U.S. mainly sold weapons to Taiwan. And this is significant. Industrial cooperation is also deepening. So, for example, in June, Taiwan's government-backed Metal Industries Research and Development Center signed an agreement with a U.S. defense company called Andurail. The two companies, or the two organizations, are to jointly develop UAV technology. And in September, a Taiwanese drone manufacturer signed another agreement aimed specifically at helping Taiwanese drone companies enter the North American market. And look at the timing. As Taiwan and the U.S. become more dependent on each other in the defense supply chain, the idea that Washington will simply abandon Taiwan becomes increasingly difficult to imagine. For Beijing, that may be more wishful thinking than political reality. Okay, so now Taiwan is only part of the picture. If we step back and look at the broader strategic environment surrounding Xi Jinping's visit, something else becomes clear. In the days leading up to the Trump-Xi summit on the 24th, which is today, Washington was not pulling back from competition with Beijing. In fact, it was making a series of diplomatic and strategic moves that increased pressure on China. So let's now start with the Western hemisphere. The U.S. has made more or major advances in reshaping the political, economic, and military landscape of the Americas. While Chinese influence has been pushed back, the first example is Greenland. This is something everyone is aware of. So on September 22nd, Trump signed a Greenland security agreement with the leaders of Denmark and Greenland. And in geographic terms, the agreement is an extension of the North American continent. And that's significant to prevent China and Russia from expanding their influence in the region. And the agreement was welcomed by NATO, the European Union, and leaders from Germany, Italy, Norway, and other European countries. So that was one example. And the second example is Venezuela and the historic oil agreement between the two countries. So we all are aware that in January, U.S. forces carried out a raid and captured Venezuelan leader Maduro. After several months of political restructuring, the two countries reached an agreement in August, under which the U.S. gained control over 20% of Venezuela's proven oil reserves. And then on September 22nd, in New York, on the sideline of the U.N. General Assembly, Trump met for the first time with Venezuela's interim president, Delcy Rodriguez. Afterward, Rodriguez described it as a historic meeting and said the two sides had discussed strengthening bilateral relations as well as cooperation in strategic areas. And so she wrote on, I believe it was telegram, she wrote, Venezuela and the U.S. have a historic relationship. In this new stage, we bear the responsibility of guiding that relationship through dialogue. That's the second development. The third one is Panama. And what had been described as, I made a video about the Panama Canal drama in Lei's Looking Glass channel, I believe two months ago, maybe one month ago. You can check it out. Nicole, if you can copy that link in the description and also here, that will help people. So after what had been described as the CCP's bridgeheads at both ends of the Panama Canal were removed through the cancellation of concessions for the two ports, two key ports previously operated by C.K. Hutchinson, which is a Hong Kong-based company, or it's a company owned by Hong Kong's tycoon, Panama recognized the leading U.S. security role over the canal. And then in August, the U.S. joined 17 allied countries in holding the large scale Panamax 2026 military exercise on Panamanian territory. This was the first time since 2012 that the exercise returned to full field and live troop operations. It marked the re-entry of the U.S. military command or command structure deep into the core of Panama's defense system. And the fourth example is Peru. In February, Peru's interim president was removed by Congress in a non-confidence vote following his undisclosed meetings with Chinese businessmen. And then in July, right-wing leader Keiko Fujimori was sworn in as president of Peru. Then there was big changes in the country. September 10th, Peru formally joined the U.S.-led multinational security alliance known as the Shield of the Americas. Washington also officially designated Peru as a major non-NATO ally. Peru then placed a massive order for F-16 fighter jets. And as a direct move to counter Chinese influence, U.S. Army engineers and American defense contractors formally entered Peru's most important naval hub, the port of Callao. And the U.S. is leading a $1.5 billion modernization project there. Now, there is a Chinese-backed port called the port of Chang'e, which is about 75 kilometers north of Lima on Peru's Pacific coast. And the Chinese is preparing this port to become a major Latin American cargo hub for trade with China. So Washington is clearly planning a targeted response to counter that. So those are just some of the major moves Washington has made to limit Beijing's influence in the Western Hemisphere. Now let's shift our attention to the Indo-Pacific. The state of U.S.-China relations has major implications for both Japan and South Korea, particularly at a time when China-Japan relations have fallen to a very low point. So in the days before the Trump-Xi summit, the U.S., Japan, and South Korea held a series of close consultations to coordinate policy and to reassure allies. So September 21st, why is everything happening on September 21st? In my last live stream, I told you about a number of events that happened on September 21st in China. Now it's outside China. So on that day, U.S. Secretary of State, Japanese foreign minister, and South Korean foreign minister issued a joint statement. First, the U.S. reaffirmed its ironclad commitments to the defense of Japan and the Republic of Korea, backed by the unmatched military power of the U.S., including its nuclear capabilities, while also reaffirming its extended deterrence commitments to both countries. Second, the three emphasized the importance of maintaining peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait and expressed support for Taiwan's meaningful participation in appropriate international organizations. That's significant. Third, they firmly opposed economic coercion, non-market policies and practices, and arbitrary export restrictions that disrupt supply chains. You wonder who they were aiming at. Fourth, the three foreign ministers reaffirmed their commitment to the complete denuclearization of North Korea and called on Pyongyang to return to dialogue. Fifth, the three countries agreed to establish an Arctic-Pacific Trilateral Partnership Working Group. The purpose is to advance cooperation on Arctic energy supplies, including oil and natural gas. The Arctic route connecting Asia and Europe can reduce travel time and distance by roughly 30% when you compare that with the traditional route through the Suez Canal. Then came another significant event. On the 22nd, the day before Xi Jinping arrived in D.C., Trump met the Japanese Prime Minister in New York. Takaichi was so determined to meet Trump before the Trump-Xi summit that she moved her U.N. speaking schedule forward to Tuesday. And before the two went into their closed-door meeting, Trump praised the Japanese PM in front of media and revealed that they would indeed discuss China-Japan relations. He said, we'll definitely talk about that. And then Takaichi responded. She said, first of all, I would once again like to thank Donald for his very, very strong commitment to the Japan-U.S. alliance. And then she added, in fact, under the leadership of Donald and myself, our bilateral economic security cooperation in areas such as AI, semiconductor, and critical minerals has been steadily advancing. After the meeting, Japanese Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary told reporters, we were able to demonstrate the strength of the Japan-U.S. alliance to the world at the best possible moment. Interesting wording, isn't it? The best possible moment. And he said this just one day before Xi Jinping arrived in Washington. That timing carries a lot of meaning. And earlier this year, in May, while Trump was returning from China, from Beijing, for his visit to Beijing, the first person he called by phone on Air Force One was Prime Minister Takaichi. Trump gave her a detailed briefing on the trip. And Takaichi later told the media that she was deeply grateful for Trump's support for Japan during his meeting with Xi Now, also on September 22nd, Trump held a roughly 30-minute meeting in New York with another Asian leader. And this time, it was South Korean President Lee Jae-myung. This meeting was arranged on short notice during the UN General Assembly. Now, the U.S.-South Korea relations have experienced unusual turbulence in 2026. South Korea refused to support U.S. military operations against Iran. And President Lee has also been criticized domestically for taking a friendly position toward Beijing. Then in August, Trump suddenly ordered a major reduction in U.S.-South Korea joint military exercises, which shocked South Korean society. Lee Jae-myung was forced to adjust his policy toward Washington, effectively adopting what people call a money-for-security approach. So, during his negotiation with Trump, there was a $350 billion strategic investment framework by South Korea in the U.S. They talked about nuclear-powered submarines, civilian uranium enrichment, wartime operational control, and North Korea during the 30 minutes in New York. And Yonhap News, citing sources in South Korea's National Assembly, reported that the South Korean government had selected a large gas-fired power project in Texas as the first project under that $350 billion U.S. investment package. And that plant in Texas is planned to generate about 6.3 gigawatts of generating capacity. It's primarily intended to meet the rising electricity demand from semiconductor factories and AI data centers in the area. South Korean officials said that the broad framework is nearly complete, although some details of the overall package and how it will be publicly announced are still under negotiation. So, when you put all of this together, the U.S.-Japan South triangle is becoming stronger. By comparison, the China-Russia-North Korea alignment is not moving anywhere. It's not going anywhere. It's in a weaker position. And Beijing has few effective options available to change it. And that brings us to Beijing's diplomatic response. Facing increasing pressure from Washington, Beijing has found it increasingly difficult to break out of the situation. Its most visible diplomatic maneuver came on September 16, when the Iranian foreign minister visited China and met his Chinese counterpart. But given the current situation, Beijing has limited ability to provide Iran with substantial support without exposing itself to serious sanctions. So, taken together, Xi Jinping's high-profile visit to the U.S. generated the optics he needed at home. But Trump, operating on his home turf and surrounded by a much broader network of alliances and strategic pressure points, appeared to hold considerable leverage. And this is a point that's not widely reported, unfortunately, by our mainstream media. They have portrayed Xi Jinping coming over to the U.S., having the upper hand. But if you look at everything that I just spelled out for you, it's not what it looks like. And here's one small detail that I found especially interesting. As part of the publicity for Xi Jinping's U.S. visit, the Chinese state media aired an old interview clip of Elon Musk, in which he praised Xi Jinping as a great leader. I actually have the clip here. I'm going to play it for you. I mean, I've seen it firsthand. If you visit China and you see the amount of progress that happens from one year to the next, or even within a year, it's very visible. You can see the new buildings, the new infrastructure. And it's also obvious to see that just walking around the streets, the increased prosperity of the average Chinese citizen has increased tremendously. All that's happened under President Xi, while he's been the leader of China. So he's clearly done an excellent job and is very capable. All right. I don't know if he still feels that way. But I must tell you, this clip was old. This was from years ago, but apparently it didn't matter. The CCTV found it and aired it, and it gave Xi Jinping exactly the kind of image he needed at home. I don't know how Elon Musk feels about seeing his old interview suddenly replayed on Chinese state TV. But politically, the purpose was pretty clear. Xinhua needs everything it can find to prop up Xi Jinping's image at home and abroad. In the end, it's all about looking good. And then just before this live stream, I found this story. It's what I call the F-35 bombshell. Almost as if the week needed one more piece of drama in US-China relations. The F-35 bombshell got dropped. Here's what happened. September 22nd. Remember all these dates. It's 21st, 22nd, 23rd. It's all happened in the past three days. On the 22nd, reports emerged that F-35 components being shipped from Australia to the US had been unexpectedly diverted to Hong Kong. Then on the 23rd, the very day Xi Jinping arrived in DC, Bloomberg reported that the Chinese government had taken possession of the parts. The shipment reportedly included a cockpit canopy and a weapons bay door containing radar-absorbing material connected to the F-35's stealth capability. The Pentagon is now investigating and trying to recover them. I think the shipment was originally sent from Australia to the US, to Lockheed Martin, I believe, via UPS or some courier service. Somehow it went to Hong Kong. And from there, it disappeared. So we still don't know whether this was simply an extraordinary shipping mistake or something more deliberate. I have a feeling that this is not random. And it happened, I think, in May, but now it's being reported. But think about the symbolism. Xi Jinping arrives in DC for one of the most carefully choreographed state visits in years. Red carpets, honor guards, a state dinner, public praise. And at almost exactly the same moment, Washington is dealing with reports that components from one of America's most advanced stealth fighters might have ended up in CCP's hands. That may be the perfect image of the relationship itself. On the surface, ceremonies, smiles, strategic stability, underneath mistrust, technology competition, military rivalry, and now an open act of male tampering. That is the real US-China relationship behind Xi Jinping's big show. There are many other stories surrounding Xi Jinping's visit, but those are less serious and more entertaining. I'll reserve them for the weekend edition of Lei's Real Talk. Xi Jinping announced in his speech today at the White House that he gifted a pair of pandas to the zoo in Atlanta, but the Chinese found out the names of the pandas are very interesting. Anyway, there are all kinds of other strange phenomena or strange developments surrounding Xi Jinping's state visit, but they're more entertaining than serious. I'll tell you about them over the weekend. And that's what I have. So what do you think of Elon Musk's clip? What do you think? All right. I want to thank someone who gifted me a blue sticker. I saw that. I saw something flying by. Am I seeing it correctly? Oh, here it is. Harry Mann. The flyover she received was similar to what Putin received in Alaska on his last visit. It's the big stick diplomacy used by Theodore Roosevelt. Yeah, but there's still a difference because Putin wasn't received. I mean, that visit was not a state visit. It was kind of a work meeting arrangement. They both arrived in Alaska for a meeting, and Alaska is kind of a midpoint. I mean, still US, but it's somewhere in between the two countries. It was a work meeting. It wasn't a state visit. So it's still a little different, but similar. You're right. Thank you very much for the support, Henry. I appreciate that. And Nicole, if you can copy the link of that video about the Panama Canal, I thought that was a fascinating story about what actually happened between Xi Jinping and then Hong Kong's richest man, Li Ka-shing. All right. If you could copy the link here for people to see, I'd appreciate it. All right. Someone said she is alcoholic. Oh, I want to show you this picture. I actually did it. This picture is so... Look at their expressions. Someone made a comment. I saw it in the chat below. I mean, someone said that Xi Jinping's wife looked more alive than she himself. She looked very down and uninterested, shall we say. His wife looked more energetic and alive. And some of the pictures of Trump looked very serious. So I found this picture, and I thought the facial expressions on people are very illustrative of the state visit. It gives a visual illustration of what's on people's mind. Yeah. Anyway, this is actually taken from a video. It was not a real picture. It was a video, and I saw this. I said, this is the perfect image. All right. Let me come back. Okay. Someone said, I have a serious question, but I don't know how to ask it. All right. No questions. No comments. All right. Questions, comments. Elon Musk. Yeah. I'll ask people about what do you think of Elon Musk's interview? Someone said, Lei, you can't say that as you look so damn good. I said what? What did I say? Is that addressed to me? Maybe that comment wasn't addressed to me. All right. Let me see. Lots of comments, but they're just conversations amongst people. How about Xi Jinping's height this time? It looks suspicious because he is 178 centimeters, and Trump is 190 centimeters. There's 12 centimeters apart, and that is at least four inches, right? 12 centimeters, I think are four inches. Take a look at this picture. They almost look like they're the same height. So Xi Jinping definitely was wearing some kind of height-enhancing shoes. Yeah. Anyways. Yeah. Someone asked me, okay, from Jay Litka, was there any mention between Xi Jinping and Trump concerning space-based weapons that China has floating above the earth? I don't think the US government has issued any statements yet. The Chinese, the Xinhua has published, but their statement usually don't state the facts, and you can't really tell what's being discussed at the summit. So we'll have to wait until the White House issues a public statement. I think that may be tomorrow after he leaves. Someone asked me, is there a political party in China that I like? Unfortunately, they don't exist. They're not allowed to exist. The moment they exist, they will be wiped clean. So unfortunately, even if they exist, I don't know about it. People don't know about it or about them, because it will be deadly. So it's a question that doesn't have an answer, and that itself is the problem. Someone said, did you see N Furry Boss? Did you see the video in Canada where a Chinese CCP consulate goon threatened to kill a Falun Gong old lady and tore up her poster? It shocked lots of people. Yes, I saw that video, and it's outrageous. It took place in Ontario, and I'm really concerned about the way Canada is going and the direction Canada is heading. I mean, there are confrontations between those who support Xi Jinping and those who are against the CCP in New York, when both groups were trying to make their voices heard. But we didn't see a man in broad daylight openly attacking an elderly lady who just held up a sign, a poster. But it happened in Canada. Think about why it happened in Canada and not the U.S. Shouldn't Canadians be concerned? So that is the problem. What about the security in Beijing? Oh, there's just so much going on in Beijing. But if I tell people of all the latest development in Beijing, I think it's going to be lost in all the attention in this summit. People probably wouldn't believe me, but I'm just telling you there's so much going on in Beijing. And I have to sift through what seems real and what seems exaggerated speculation. So a lot is going on in Beijing. I was going to do a program on the heightened security in Beijing this weekend, this past Saturday, but I didn't do that program. So I will definitely do that. Beijing is becoming like a war zone in the name of security. But the heightened level of security is frightening. It's not normal for the capital city. It's almost telling people that somebody is worrying that a war will break out. But I'll talk about that next week. Here's a question about security in Beijing. Is there any hope for South Korea? I think so, because there are a lot of South Koreans who understand the issue. And I think the country is going in the right direction, although not fast enough. Because Li Jianmin's approval rating, like 10th, he publicly apologized to people for not doing a good job, and that was significant. So I think that tells me that things are moving in the right direction, although very slowly. Someone asked me, PuffPuff asked me, what's your thoughts on Beijing's accusing the two generals of severe corruption and disloyalty? Those accusations are the result of several political factions fighting over control, over the military. And the final agreement they reached, it's called, it's a balance of terror. It's a balance of power, a balance of terror. I think the two generals are gone. If they're still alive, there's no way that people are not fighting for them, for their release. I think they're gone. So what are they going to do? If people truly want justice to be served, then Xi Jinping and his people would have to be responsible. And they're not a small crime. If two of China's most senior commanders were murdered, some heads would have to roll. That means Xi Jinping would be guilty. But then when that happens, it starts the disintegration of the regime. People understand the consequences. So in the name of protecting the regime, all factions reached an agreement to sacrifice the two generals. So they negotiated over this. On the Xi Jinping's side, they agreed to just leave the matter there, and also agreed to step down at the 21st Party Congress in exchange for his safety and freedom. Yeah, that's the agreement. So Xi Jinping would have to step down. The moment you see this announcement accusing the two generals of severe corruption and disloyalty, I know Xi Jinping's days are numbered. I mean, Zhang Youxia is not an ordinary general for him to meddle with. Because people understand, if Xi Jinping can get away with taking down these two generals and possibly killing them, then he could take down anyone. No one is safe. So he has to pay a price. And the safest way for him to pay the price is to step down. And Xi Jinping has to agree. So this announcement is going to cost Xi Jinping politically, although his personal freedom is safe now. Let's see, someone said, is Lin another version of Gordon Chan? Who is he? I don't really know. I've heard of his name a lot, and I see him on news a lot, but I don't really know who he is. Here's a question. Do you think Trump will ask Xi about the release of Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong? I think he definitely will, and I think he has, but I think he should make that conditional. He should have said to the Chinese side, if you want me to come to the airport to welcome you, you release Jimmy Lai. And I think the CCP would agree. Release the three Americans. There are two other Americans held by the Chinese. One is a seismic scientist from New York. What's his name? He's Chinese. And Jimmy Lai. Maybe there's one other, but ask these people's release, or I will not go to the airport to receive you. Tell me what you want. Why can't they just do that? I don't understand. I think Xi Jinping will release these people immediately. Or I would not even extend an invitation to the White House if you don't release these people. There are things that can't be negotiated. There are things that cannot be negotiated. All Western politicians need to understand that. It's just like disciplining your kids. There are things that cannot be negotiated. I don't know. I don't understand. Sometimes I don't understand. Someone said, Trump loved going to the airport. What's special about airports? All right, I'm done. I reached the bottom of all the questions and comments. Someone said, you look beautiful. Your hair looks great. Okay. All right. You like my updo. Thank you very much. All right. That's all for tonight. I will be back this weekend with more interesting stories. I think you will enjoy them. All right. Thank you very much. I'll see you in two days. Bye.