China Expands Diplomatic Reach via Non-Committal Summitry to Cement Central Role

Le Monde argues Xi Jinping's summit diplomacy yields few concrete outcomes but deliberately secures non-committal support from a broad coalition, positioning China as a central global actor. The piece reflects a Western analytical perspective on China's strategic patience, though it offers no new events. The significance lies in China's incremental erosion of US-led institutional influence.