Trump says China’s Xi marveled at how the US became ‘hottest country’ in the world: ‘He looks up to us’

Nypost · 🇨🇳 public China · Jun 03, 2026 · 354 words · By Victor Nava

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Trump says China’s Xi marveled at how the US became ‘hottest country’ in the world: ‘He looks up to us’ See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Trump says China’s Xi marveled at how the US became ‘hottest country’ in the world: ‘He looks up to us’ See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on GoogleChinese leader Xi Jinping expressed deep respect for the job President Trump has done in his second term, the commander-in-chief told “Pod Force One” in the latest episode out Wednesday.

Common ground

“Today you have the hottest country anywhere in the world, the most successful country anywhere in the world,” the president boasted in an interview with The Post’s Miranda Devine.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Glittering Generalities: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 5 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Trump publicly heaped praise on Xi throughout his historic three-day visit to China last month”

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Multiple independent web sources confirm Trump praised Xi during the May 2026 visit, including a specific report stating he 'publicly heaped praise on Xi throughout his historic three-day visit to China last month'.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — From 8 to 10 November 2017, the president of the United States, Donald Trump, made a state visit to China with his wife, the first lady of the United States, Melania Trump. This visit was Trump's firs…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_state_visit_by_Donald_Tru…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — From 13 to 15 May 2026, the president of the United States, Donald Trump, made a state visit to China. This visit was Trump's second state visit to China, and the first to occur during his second pres…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_state_visit_by_Donald_Tru…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of international trips made by Xi Jinping, the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and the president of China. Xi Jinping has made 56 international trips to 71 countries si…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_international_trips_ma…

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Claim 2: “He [Xi] said, ‘You’ve done it so fast. I’ve never seen anything like it.’”

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The provided evidence confirms the visit and general praise, but does not contain the specific quote: 'You’ve done it so fast. I’ve never seen anything like it.'

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump was the 45th and is the 47th president of the United States. He was first elected president in 2016, then was later elected to a second nonconsecutive term in 2024. Trump has repeatedly r…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump_third_term_propos…

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Claim 3: “Chinese leader Xi Jinping expressed deep respect for the job President Trump has done in his second term”

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While evidence confirms a second presidency and a state visit in May 2026, and one source mentions Xi expressing 'compassion and sympathy' after an assassination attempt, there is no specific evidence in the provided text confirming that Xi expressed 'deep respect for the job' Trump has done in his second term.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Busan Summit was a summit meeting held on 30 October 2025, in Busan, South Korea, between Chinese leader Xi Jinping and United States President Donald Trump. This was the first face-to-face meetin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Busan_Summit

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Claim 4: “the president’s comments echo a post he made on Truth Social at the start of the trip where he argued Xi viewed the US as a “declining nation” under former President Joe Biden”

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Multiple web sources from May 2026 confirm Trump claimed that Xi Jinping referred to the United States as a 'declining nation' under Joe Biden.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump's second and current tenure as the president of the United States began upon his inauguration as the 47th president on January 20, 2025. Trump, a Republican, previously served as the 45th…
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Claim 5: “Trump said of his visit to Beijing last month”

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Multiple Wikipedia and web search results confirm Donald Trump made a state visit to China from May 13 to 15, 2026. Given the context of reports dated June 3, 2026, this visit occurred 'last month'.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following things are named after Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States.
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