President Donald Trump’s visit to Asia this week comes at a moment of “maximum leverage,” as Chinese President Xi Jinping is entering Thursday’s talks in an “extremely weak position” after internal power struggles, retired U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Blaine Holt told Newsmax on Sunday.
“The president is going into Asia with a lot of leverage and a lot of cards,” Holt said. “The Chinese are in-fighting in a factional way to figure out how long Xi Jinping is going to be the leader.”
Holt noted that China on Friday ended its fourth plenum, which refers to a full meeting of China’s Communist Party Central Committee where leaders set long-term policy and address internal power struggles.
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