Hawk’s Saturday Brief: Beijing optics vs outcomes; Xi’s Taiwan line; Pentagon pauses Europe troop move; Louisiana’s messy primary

The Beijing summit wrapped with big optics and murky deliverables. President Trump declared he “made some fantastic trade deals,” while Washington’s own scorecard mixed ceremony with cross‑currents at home and abroad [1]. Beijing’s message, Washington’s read Symbolism over substance: A former Biden adviser told CNN the summit looked “more symbolism than substance,” a judgment that…