No women on the table: Why Trump-Xi summit faced backlash for being masculine and exclusionary

Naijaonpoint_ng | 16-05-2026 02:37pm |

Gita Gopinath, an American economist and former deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund, highlighted the absence of women in the delegation-level discussions between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. In a tweet, she described the situation as indicative of a decline in meritocracy, emphasizing the lack of female representation in high-level diplomatic talks. This observation has sparked discussions regarding gender inclusivity in international relations and the implications of such exclusion at prominent summits.

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