Xi’s presence would also be seen as endorsing a democratic transfer of power — anathema for an autocrat in a one-party state obsessed with crushing individual expression.

just stating that like it's obvious and doesn't need to be justified

CNN, the home of serious international coverage like Why China banned the letter 'N' (TL;DR it was a temporary measure due to Nick Mullen being granted a tourist visa)

CNN already glazing Trump for non-existent political plays and he's not even in office. USAmerican MSM is truly the most civilized in the world.

Trying to take Trump seriously is their first mistake. There is a reason he's a laughing stock across the western world.

And not just because he's aremoved paedophile, though that definitely doesn't help his image.