Donald Trump was treated to a big extravaganza inside the Forbidden City while I was in China. The flattery clearly worked. He took it as an affirmation that the Chinese government thinks he’s as great as he does.
Both he and the MSM missed the point. By holding this event in the Forbidden City, the Chinese government was sending the message that they were at the center of civilization and their guest was a barbarian, albeit an unusually important one.
Of course, they were right about the barbarian part.