トランプ訪中が終わって、徐々に情報が出てきているけれど、今回の外交は「共同声明が出ない」ということがすべてを物語っているのでしょう。外交とは国同士の対話なので相当深いレベルでの話合いが進められてその結果が共同声明というカタチで表現されるもの。もっと実際的な「合意」が得られれば「共同記者会見」までがセッティングされて、両国トップが共同のその時点での責任ある「意思」を明らかにまでする。
　今回の外交は、従ってある限定的な範囲での合意形成しかなかったということなのでしょう。
　案の定、アメリカ側からは小出しに中国の異常性を示すような情報が発出されてきている。上の写真情報(SNS上で発見）では、トランプの椅子と習近平の椅子が異様に「高低差」が付いていて、トランプは足をやや仕舞い込まざるを得ない姿勢を強制されている。これがAIによるフェイクではないのであれば、かれの複雑な心境を思わせる表情がその背景事情を物語っている。たしかにトランプの忍耐配慮は相当レベル。
　こういう写真情報が、どういうルートで出てきているのか、判断するとすればやはりアメリカの同行取材陣からのリークであることは明らかだろう。こういうトップ同士の正面「画角」での写真撮影は、公式の許諾を得た立場でしか撮影し得ない。従ってトランプ周辺の許諾を得ての公表であることも自然だと思われる。
　もっと言えば、この「高低差」も外交交渉での結果である可能性もある。中国側としてはトランプの要求である飛行機と大豆の購入については受け入れたが、台湾問題については実利は得られなかった（アメリカは無視で習近平の発言だけ）。そういう内容面の失地を、中国国内的には一切見せられない「メンツ」最重視の行為として、このような「椅子の高低差格付け」という「実利」を獲得できたのかも知れない。
　習近平共産党独裁政権としては国内の経済破綻による国民の不満の高まりからの強権維持策として、ほら、トランプまでひれ伏しているぞ、と見せつけたかったのではないか。トランプ側は、その程度の「譲歩」で有利な貿易成果が得られればと合理的判断を下したと。エプスタイン文書問題で窮地にあるトランプとしては、その程度のメンツ譲歩で貿易利得が得られれば、という本音なのかも。
　さてこういう情勢下で、イランと世界の情勢はどう推移していくのか。・・・

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[Xi Jinping’s Measures to Maintain His Stronghold and Trump’s “Superficial” Tolerance]
A behind-the-scenes report has revealed that chairs were arranged at different heights during the U.S.-China summit. Has he lost sight of how the world’s common sense and decency would view this? …

　Now that Trump’s visit to China has concluded, information is gradually emerging, but the fact that no joint statement was issued speaks volumes about this diplomatic engagement. Diplomacy is a dialogue between nations, so discussions proceed at a very deep level, and the results are typically expressed in the form of a joint statement. If a more concrete “agreement” is reached, a “joint press conference” is even arranged, where the leaders of both countries clearly articulate their shared, responsible “will” at that moment.
　This suggests that the current diplomatic engagement resulted in nothing more than an agreement within a limited scope.
　Sure enough, the U.S. side has been releasing information in dribs and drabs to highlight China’s peculiar behavior. In the photo above, there is an unusual “height difference” between Trump’s chair and Xi Jinping’s, forcing Trump into a posture where he has to tuck his legs in slightly. If this isn’t an AI-generated fake, his expression—suggesting a complex state of mind—speaks volumes about the circumstances behind it. Indeed, Trump’s patience and consideration are on a whole other level.
　If we were to speculate on the source of this photographic evidence, it is clear that it must have been leaked by the American press corps accompanying the delegation. Photographs taken from a direct “angle” of the two leaders facing each other can only be taken by those with official authorization. Therefore, it seems natural to assume that the release was made with the permission of those close to Trump.
　To put it another way, this “height difference” may also be the result of diplomatic negotiations. From China’s perspective, while they accepted Trump’s demands regarding the purchase of aircraft and soybeans, they gained no tangible benefits on the Taiwan issue (the U.S. ignored it, with only Xi Jinping making a statement). To compensate for this loss of ground on the substance of the matter—and as an act prioritizing “face” above all else, which they could not afford to show domestically—they may have secured this “tangible benefit” in the form of a “chair height hierarchy.”
　As for Xi Jinping’s Communist Party dictatorship, perhaps they wanted to demonstrate—as a measure to maintain their authoritarian rule amid rising public discontent due to domestic economic collapse—that even Trump is bowing down to them. The Trump administration, on the other hand, likely made a rational judgment that securing favorable trade outcomes was worth such a “concession.” For Trump, who is in a tight spot over the Epstein documents scandal, this might be his true intention: if he can gain trade benefits by conceding a bit of face, then so be it.
　So, under these circumstances, how will the situation in Iran and the world unfold? …

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Posted on 5月 17th, 2026 by 三木 奎吾
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