A Financial Times editorial published on September 21, 2026, characterizes the current leadership of the United States and China as a misaligned combination, arguing that Donald Trump and Xi Jinping represent the “wrong men at the wrong time.”
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This feels like classic elite frustration. Maybe the world just needs leaders who aren’t afraid to disrupt the status quo, even if it’s messy.
Wrong men or not, they are stuck with each other for the foreseeable future. The real question is what middle ground can survive this standoff?
Wow, FT calling both leaders ‘wrong’ is bold. But I wonder if history will judge them more harshly for their inaction than their style.
The article misses the nuance. Trump’s transactional approach is actually a perfect fit for Xi’s centralized strategy. They speak each other’s language.