On Thursday, Donald Trump will walk into the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, shake Xi Jinping's hand, and declare it a great meeting. There will be announcements. There will be numbers — billions of dollars in Chinese purchase commitments, a new bilateral mechanism with an important-sounding name, possibly a joint statement on Iran. Trump will post on Truth Social. Markets will rally briefly. Pundits will argue about who won. None of that will tell you what actually happened. What is actually happening in Beijing this week is something more consequential and more uncomfortable than the summit theatre will reveal: two leaders of two deeply mutually dependent superpowers, both of whom need this meeting to succeed for entirely different reasons, sitting across a table in a world that has already moved past the assumptions that defined their last nine months of negotiations. The Iran war changed the equations. The rare earth gambit changed the power balance. Taiwan is sitting in...
In 2010 Heinz celebrated the 100th birthday of the cream of tomato soup. Something that started out as 1 can has developed into 57 varieties. Heinz now has a campaign running for its UK fans. You can now send your sick friend located anywhere in the UK a get well can of soup. All you need to do is to 'Like' the Heinz Facebook page and then send them a 'Get Well' can of soup with your friends name on it. Yes it will be printed on the can and sent to your sick pal. There are two flavors to choose from Heinz: Cream of chicken and Heinz: Cream of tomato. It will cost you £1.99 via Paypal (including postage). You can design your can and preview it before sending it. Once it reaches your friend you will be sent a confirmation email. This can be done only for friends in the UK. Fantastic idea from Heinz. Heinz 'Get Well' Soup on Facebook An original post by Sociolatte