Donald Trump touts friendship with Xi and threatens Caribbean action, raising US‑China‑Cuba tensions

Former President Donald Trump visited Beijing and told reporters that "Xi Jinping is my friend for almost 12 years" and that the two sides have reached "fantastic" trade agreements. He offered no details on tariffs, chip licences or other concrete measures, leaving markets to assume little immediate change.

At the same time, Trump has warned that a U.S. aircraft carrier could be sent to take Cuba after the completion of operations in Iran. The rhetoric signals a shift toward overt military pressure on the Caribbean island, which the commentator describes as the only realistic scenario for an "asymmetric integral war". Both statements illustrate an increasingly personalised and confrontational U.S. foreign‑policy stance toward China and Cuba, stirring uncertainty in diplomatic and market circles.