Crossfiled10 outlets · filed 20 September 2026
Shadow of Xi summit hangs over Trump’s high-stakes talks with Japan’s Takaichi
When Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets US President Donald Trump in New York on Tuesday, the leader casting the longest shadow over the meeting will not even be in the building. Trump will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington on Thursday – two days after Takaichi meets the US l
What the coverage shows
All seven outlets focus on Trump and Mamdani meeting again in New York, and several note it will be their third meeting. NBC, CBS, Washington Post and CNBC keep the framing straightforward, with CNBC and Fox News both adding that it is set for Gracie Mansion, while Fox News is alone in stressing “months of political whiplash” and clashes over immigration enforcement and the public charge rule. CBS is the only one to mention they have met at least twice since Mamdani was elected, and CNN and PBS entries are live coverage of the UN General Assembly rather than the meeting itself.
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