They lady Xi is holding hands with is Taiwan’s opposition leader. He is taking a page out of Trumps book, aligning with opposition leaders to get the ball rolling.
President Xi will want to be careful, and possibly consider President Trump’s success rate; 1-1. Actually Venezuela is a win, but Machado was not installed. Something the opposition leader might consider, as well. If we were to believe she actually has a choice. (she is definitely ‘steely eyed’).