Xi and Trump’s summit gestures draw scrutiny alongside talks
Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump exchanged handshakes, laughs and arm touches as their high-stakes Washington summit began, the South China Morning Post reports. A body-language expert reviewed their interactions, while the substantive outcomes of the talks remained under close observation.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump displayed handshakes, laughter and touches on the arm as they began a high-stakes summit in Washington, the South China Morning Post reports. The meeting included what the report describes as a rare airport welcome, military pageantry and closed-door bilateral talks. Alongside the policy discussions, observers focused on how the leaders interacted in public.
The newspaper says a body-language expert reviewed the exchanges and offered an assessment of Trump’s conduct. However, the supplied extract ends before giving the expert’s conclusions. The report also does not state the outcome of the summit or identify specific agreements reached by the two governments.
It says the discussions’ results were being closely watched, as were the leaders’ gestures and expressions during the opening events.
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