Xi also knows Trump can be easily, and cheaply, bought.

> Chinese government-controlled entities alone spent over $5.5 million at three of Trump’s buildings. 

https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2024/01/04/trump-china-saudi-arabia-hotels-trump-tower-report

You spend money on Trump, you can walk all over him. He's a weak, drunken toddler.