Pageantry. That’s always been the word that comes to mind when I think of events like last week’s U.N. General Assembly. Rarely are there real outcomes, and rarely does it feel like the fanfare is worth the enormous amount of taxpayer money the U.S. government spends on hotel rooms, flights, and trains for staff to head to New York City. Pageantry also came to mind during last week’s summit between Chairman Xi and President Trump.