Taiwan was the top item on the agenda during President Donald Trump's summit with Chairman Xi Jinping.   While nothing was discussed of particular significance, all signs show that Trump has softened his support for the island China contend's is theirs .  I asked Google about Trump's current attitude on this subject: Donald Trump has not stated that he is willing to give up Taiwan. However, his highly transactional approach to foreign policy has sparked intense debate, as he has explicitly described pending U.S. weapons sales to Taiwan as a "negotiating chip" to leverage concessions from China . [ 1 , 2 ] Details of the situation include: Arms Sales as Leverage: Trump recently delayed approving a $14 billion U.S. arms sale package for Taiwan. In an interview following his summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, Trump stated: "I'm holding that in abeyance and it depends on China... It's a very good negotiating chip for us, frankly....

Donald Trump has wanted something this large, but Chinese President Xi Jinping pulled it off yesterday.  Marking the 80th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II, Tiananmen Square was the location of  China's Really Big Parade .  More magnificent than  Trump's 79th Birthday Parade  in DC this summer.  Twice as many soldiers marched, and twice as many aircraft flew over Ji's parade. Maybe more important than the event itself was who were there:  Russia's President Vladimir Putin, Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian and North Korea's Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un, leaders of the Evil Axis.  Also: Besides Iran, North Korea, and Russia, heads of state or governments from more than a dozen other countries also   attended   the parade. These included a number of Southeast Asian countries—Cambodia, Laos,   Indonesia , Malaysia, Myanmar, and Vietnam—as well as Pakistan, Nepal, Mongolia, and the Maldives. Others in attendance included l...

Today is Labor Day in the USA, a national holiday.  Other countries, too, have a day off, from Google AI Overview. Uzbekistan :   Celebrates   Independence Day . Iran :   Observes the   Martyrdom of Imam Hasan Askari . Kazakhstan :   Celebrates   Constitution Day   (in lieu). Vietnam :   Has its National Day Holiday. Eritrea :   Observes   Eritrea Revolution Day . Guyana :   Has a Public Holiday. Slovakia :   Observes   Constitution Day . Labor Day   The United States, Canada, and Bermuda all have Labor Day, which falls on the first Monday of September.   It celebrates the achievements of workers and the broader labor movement. What to do on Labor Day has changed.  For example: Labor Day   is officially here, which means the NBC Select team has found   tons of deals   up to 70% off on AirPods, sneakers and more. Plus,   Amazon’s Labor Day sale   has discounts up to 50% off on br...