5 red hot cartoons about the USA-China summit

Artists take on sleepy lunches, lucky cats, and more

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This cartoon is titled “Lunch with Xi”. Donald Trump and Xi Jinping eat lunch during their summit. Trump is asleep as Xi reaches over and uses chop sticks to take the food for himself off of Trump’s plate.

(Image credit: John Deering / Copyright 2026 Creators Syndicate)

This cartoon is titled Meeting in Beijing. It depicts Donald Trump as Mickey Mouse. Xi Jinping is pictured as a wise, Asian cat.

(Image credit: Becs / Copyright 2026 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

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