Trump-Xi meeting 'like watching a boxer fight a Kung Fu master'

Trump-Xi meeting 'like watching a boxer fight a Kung Fu master' Asia / Pacific

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Issued on: 14/05/2026 - 12:38Modified: 14/05/2026 - 12:41

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PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, May 14, 2026: First, US President Donald Trump's visit to China features on most French front pages. Next, the British papers study the Labour Party's candidates as Prime Minister Keir Starmer refuses to resign. Also, the Guardian reports on a secret UN mission in Gaza. Meanwhile, Paris Saint-Germain become French champions for the 14th time. Finally, a strange smog has spread to the food industry.

Donald Trump's visit to China is all over the French front pages this morning, and most papers seem to have similar interpretations of the summit. On the left, L'Humanité headlines with "Trump at war, Xi as referee". Le Parisien describes the summit as an arm wrestle among "friends" and says the two leaders could not be more different. Le Figaro says that Trump is looking to appease his Chinese counterpart. 

Meanwhile, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is still the topic of most front pages in the UK. The communist paper Morning Star talks about a "head to head" between Starmer and Health Secretary Wes Streeting. The Guardian says that a potential leadership contest has led to a scramble on the left of the Labour Party. The Financial Times fears a "bitter factional struggle" within the party. Politico has issued a survival guide for "lame duck prime ministers". 

The Guardian reveals the details of a secret UN mission in Gaza which smuggled vast quantities of archives, cultural records and artworks out of the war-torn territory for their preservation. The BBC, meanwhile, reports that two Gazan sisters have won an award for their invention which turns rubble into reusable bricks. 

L'Equipe celebrates Paris Saint-Germain on its front page. Their win against Lens last night made them French champions for the 14th time, and for the fifth time in a row. 

Finally, The Telegraph reports that vaping has broken into the food industry. Companies are now recommending that flavoured vapes be paired with meals.  

You can catch our press review every morning on France 24 at 7:20am and 9:20am (Paris time), from Monday to Friday.

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• Xi Jinping
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