The Red Carpet Diplomacy of Authoritarianism The latest China US summit has provided a striking spectacle of synchronized pageantry.
Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping's grand entrance at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing was a carefully choreographed display of mutual admiration, complete with cannon fire, martial music, and troops in ceremonial uniforms.
This convergence of interests between two leaders who have increasingly come to resemble one another is not new.