Trump, Xi And A Room Full Of Men. US-China Summit Photos Trigger Outrage
The bilateral summit between the United States and China in Beijing did not feature a single woman. Photographs that emerged from the high-stakes meeting at the Great Hall of the People between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping revealed entirely male delegations. The visuals have triggered widespread backlash and a global debate regarding gender representation at the highest levels of diplomacy. Gita Gopinath, an economics professor at Harvard University, took to X and described the all-male optics as, "A painting of the end of meritocracy: A meeting of the two largest economies and not one woman at the table." She spoke to the Guardian and further described the situation as "inexplicable" about how the two countries ended up with a "single-gender" table despite having many talented women around the world. "We have somehow gravitated back to this idea that what matters is your network and not your capabilities - and t...
