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Trump embarrassed on world stage as Chinese leader delivers fact-check to his face
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this post was submitted on 30 Oct 2025
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" China has assisted Cambodia and Thailand in our own way to resolve the border dispute, and we continue to promote peace talks to address other pressing issues in the region."
Trump, seemingly oblivious to the nuanced diplomatic correction, responded by calling Xi his "longtime friend" and a "great leader", expressing enthusiasm about potential trade deals.
This has some additional layers. It's not just Trump. Since the Soviet Union fell, the US has been expected to be the world police force, including being a mediator in disputes like this.
It makes somewhat more sense for China to be there, since it's in their backyard, but nobody is asking for the US to be there. With Trump in charge, they'd rather prefer not.
Which is a big shift. Even with Bush Jr and all his bullshit, other countries did generally expect the US to be involved diplomatically in things like this. That's now going away.
I'd say it's a good thing, but not if China is going to be the world police force instead. It should be a multipolar world.
The US hasn't been "expected" to be the world police.
It has done it purely for its own ends, just as Russia and China do.
I feel like "expect" is being conflated with "want" because you can expect things you don't want.
If anything understanding the motivations of a thing is the first step to expecting actions from it.