U.S. President Donald Trump described Chinese President Xi Jinping as “all business” and compared him to Hollywood “central casting,” ahead of another round of high-stakes talks in Beijing.
“I think he's a warm person, actually, but he's all business,” Trump said during an interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity. “There's no games. There's no talking about how nice the weather is.”
“But I say about him that if you went to Hollywood and looked for a leader of China to play a role in a movie — central casting. You couldn't find a guy like him,” Trump continued. “Even his physical features — he's tall, very tall, especially for this country, because they tend to be a little bit shorter.”
Trump also said Xi commands respect.
“I’ll get criticized, as always, when I say good things about certain leaders,” Trump said. “But he’s a leader for China. He’s led almost 1.5 billion people for a long time, and he’s respected.”
By Aghakazim Guliyev
