President Xi Jinping appeared to quietly undercut Donald Trump's trademark 'juvenile' power handshake during a high‑stakes summit in Beijing on Thursday, as the Chinese president kept his posture rigid and unflustered while the US leader tugged and gripped for the cameras.
Trump's handshake has become something of a diplomatic sideshow over the years, a physical ritual that critics say he uses to project dominance over fellow leaders. Videos of his encounters with Emmanuel Macron, Shinzo Abe and most recently King Charles III have circulated widely, dissected frame by frame as if they were penalty shoot‑outs rather than protocol moments.
