Washington, Sept. 23 -- Former US National Security Advisor John Bolton said he would be surprised if Chinese President Xi Jinping's three-day official state visit to the United States results in any significant substantive outcomes, saying that that the US President thrives on "pomp and circumstance".

He said US President Donald Trump's approach of viewing relations with other countries through his personal relationship with foreign leaders could be a mistake while dealing with leaders such as Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Speaking to ANI on Wednesday, Bolton said, "Trump believes that US relations with other countries are seen largely through the prism of his personal relationship with foreign leaders, which is a bi...