In an extraordinary turn in global politics, US President Donald Trump emerged from his summit describing it as a “G2 meeting” — a rare and striking admission from an American leader that Washington and Beijing now stand shoulder to shoulder on the world stage.
The remark could mark a decisive shift in international relations. Even if his statement has yet to solidify into policy, it unmistakably mirrors the geopolitical reality of the present.
Trump’s boast on social media that “My G2 meeting with President Xi of China was a great one for both of our countries... everlasting peace and success” signalled top-most acknowledgement of the end of the unipolar world order long dominated by the United States.
Both leaders struck an optimistic tone at the Busan summit, heralding a potentially tactical detente after years of trade wars and tension. President Trump praised the meeting as “amazing” and lauded President Xi as a “tremendous leader of a very powerful country”, even rating their talks “a 12 out of 10” in success.
By invoking the “G2” concept, Trump implicitly seemed to have accepted what had already beco
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