Analysis: Xi Jinping smiles at Japanese visitors while grimacing at his economy
Katsuji Nakazawa is a Tokyo-based senior staff and editorial writer at Nikkei. He spent seven years in China as a correspondent and later as China bureau chief. He was the 2014 recipient of the Vaughn-Ueda International Journalist prize. Chinese President Xi Jinping’s administration has gone from wolf warrior diplomacy to smile diplomacy ahead of Donald…