USA Is a ‘Declining Nation’: President Xi Claims

When President Xi very elegantly referred to the United States as perhaps being a declining nation, he was referring to the tremendous damage we suffered during the four years of Sleepy Joe Biden and the Biden Administration, and on that score, he was 100% correct

Trump hits back after Xi claims US is ‘declining nation’ 
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/05/15/trump-china-visit-latest-xi-iran-war-taiwan/

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-says-xi-agreed-us-became-declining-nation-during-biden-years
Trump says Xi agreed US became a ‘declining nation’ during Biden years

USA a nation in decline
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-15/xi-jinping-donald-trump-china-visit-thucydides-trap/106683554

Trump blames Biden for US ‘declining’ after Xi comments on ‘Thucydides trap’ 
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5879325-trump-blames-biden-decline-xi/

Trump Plays Down Xi’s View That U.S. Is in Decline
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/iran-us-china-news-2026/card/trump-plays-down-xi-s-view-that-u-s-is-in-decline-uFghJURYMlSJGBtDJEAn