TR EMERITUS

A picture tells a thousand words as the saying goes.

Look at the group picture of the Leaders at the APEC Summit in Peru. Standing next to the host-Peru’s female President, was President Xi of China. Also in the front row in a prominent position was President Probowo of Indonesia,a rising power in the World. Outgoing US President Joe Biden was humiliatingly placed in the back row and to the side.I have never seen an American President being given such a humiliating placing before. President Xi was also given a State welcome by Peru while Biden was not.Next week in Brazil, at the G20, President Xi will again receive a State welcome but not President Biden.

China is now South America’s biggest trading partner, having outpaced the Americans by a wide margin. As I have often said, prestige is the currency in International relations and this picture tells you how much America’s global prestige has crumbled under the Biden-Harris administration.

I am pretty sure that at next year’s APEC summit,you will see President Trump standing next to the host leader in the Leaders’ group photo.

Lim Tean