Central News Agency (CNA Beijing Correspondent Chang Shu-ling / May 17) — Although the Trump-Xi summit has concluded, the related buzz has not dissipated. Beyond the various serious analyses of international relations or light-hearted feature reports, perhaps we can look back at something less noticed—what were the unspoken implications in Trump's address at the state dinner? On the evening of the 14th, Chinese President Xi Jinping hosted a state banquet at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing to welcome U.S. President Donald Trump on his state visit to China. Trump delivered a meticulously crafted, appropriate speech, so much so that Sun Liping, a retired professor of sociology at Beijing's Tsinghua University, wrote on his WeChat public account on the 16th, 'It turns out Trump can speak properly.' He argued that even if the speech was written by a speechwriter, doesn't Trump have speechwriters for other formal occasions? From this perspective, Trump's 'proper speaking' in China was definitely well-prepared. Indeed, before taking the stage, he even flipped through his folder to remind himself of the key points (yes, the footage that was misinterpreted as him flipping through Xi's 'little notebook'). Trump's dinner speech came after host Xi Jinping's, but was much longer. A major reason is that both talked about examples of Sino-American interaction from history, but Xi started from the 'Ping-Pong Diplomacy' 55 years ago, while Trump began from the founding of the United States 250 years ago. This might indicate that even though Trump visited the 600-year-old Temple of Heaven and Zhongnanhai with its ancient trees (Xi casually pointed out a 150-year-old tree), he was dealing with a tough regime that has been in power for less than 80 years and has undergone multiple struggles and purges. The rulers of this ancient land, though often emphasizing the long history of Chinese culture in their propaganda, mentally adhere to the contemporary Leninist party principle of