President Trump shook hands with Chinese leader Xi Jinping Wednesday to kick off a historic summit between the world’s two most powerful heads of state. Lines of excited young schoolchildren celebrated Trump’s arrival by jumping up and down with bouquets of flowers, while others were holding US and Chinese flags.
during their historic summit in Beijing Wednesday, according to a body language expert, who compared the commander-in-chief’s power moves to that of a lion.
“I think that Trump feels the power, feels like this is a formidable meeting. He is not intimidated by Xi at all. He’s showing, kind of like a peacock or a lion, he’s showing his power,” Lillian Glass, a Florida-based body language expert who has served as an expert witness in federal and state courts on behavioral analysis, told The Post.
President Donald Trump walks alongside Chinese President Xi Jinping as they review an honor guard during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, on May 14, 2026.
“He was showing his gravitas, nothing contrived. He really felt it,” Glass explained, describing Trump’s posture as “very straight” and “like a military person. ”Xi raises prospect of a future US-China war in meeting with Trump: ‘Thucydides trap’, which marked the president’s first visit to China since 2017, Trump mixed power moves with genuine displays of affection toward Xi.
“Trump was very friendly with patting him,” she said. “They were in close proximity with each other. There were a lot of smiles. ”Trump speaks alongside members of his cabinet during a bilateral meeting with Xi Jinping and Chinese diplomats at the Great Hall of the People.
“I think there’s some genuine affection between the two,” Glass said. “I think they really do like each other, you could tell. ” The body language expert observed that Xi patted Trump on the back as well, an indication that there was “a mutual connection there.
” Follow The Post’s live coverage of President Trump and national politics for the latest news and analysis “The fact that they were walking in sync, the fact that patted a lot on his back, and he had his hand on Trump’s back – that was a very good thing,” Glass said, explaining that Trump and Xi matching each other stride-for-stride means “they’re like-minded” and “pretty much on the same page. ” The expert also took note of Trump’s physical stamina – walking at a good clip, going up the Great Hall’s massive steps – arguing it should put to rest any concerns about the president’s health.
“He walked pretty well up those stairs,” Glass said. “I think that destroys any myths . He certainly was formidable and walked quite a long distance. ”President Donald Trump leads the way as he is welcomed inside the Great Hall of the People on May 14, 2026.
“He had a good pace. He walked straight. So anybody that’s accusing him of a neurological problem needs to look at themselves, because let me tell you, there’s nothing neurologically impaired about him.
” Finally, Glass observed that during the handshake line with the US delegation, Xi took a particular interest in one Trump administration official – “Don’t know if they knew each other, but there was a connection there,” Glass said, noting that Xi spent more time with him than any other US official in the ropeline. China made a ‘revealing’ choice in its airport greeter for Trump in BeijingBring Me the Horizon frontman Oli Sykes suffers concussion after fan throws phone at his head during concertPresident Donald Trump walks alongside Chinese President Xi Jinping as they review an honor guard during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, on May 14, 2026.
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