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'Tough' U.S.-China talks signal rocky start to relations under Biden
U.S. and Chinese officials concluded on Mar 19 what Washington called “tough and direct” talks in Alaska. The talks appeared to yield no diplomatic breakthroughs as expected, but the bitter rivalry on display suggested the two countries had little common ground to reset relations that have sunk to the lowest level in decades.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he was not surprised that the United States got a “defensive response” from China after it raised allegations of Chinese human rights abuses in Xinjiang, Tibet, and Hong Kong as well as cyberattacks and pressure on Taiwan.
Source: Reuters #Mar20
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-alaska/top-american-chinese-diplomats-clash-publicly-at-start-of-first-talks-of-biden-presidency-idUSKBN2BA2A7
#USChinaAlaskaTalk #US #China
U.S. and Chinese officials concluded on Mar 19 what Washington called “tough and direct” talks in Alaska. The talks appeared to yield no diplomatic breakthroughs as expected, but the bitter rivalry on display suggested the two countries had little common ground to reset relations that have sunk to the lowest level in decades.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he was not surprised that the United States got a “defensive response” from China after it raised allegations of Chinese human rights abuses in Xinjiang, Tibet, and Hong Kong as well as cyberattacks and pressure on Taiwan.
Source: Reuters #Mar20
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-alaska/top-american-chinese-diplomats-clash-publicly-at-start-of-first-talks-of-biden-presidency-idUSKBN2BA2A7
#USChinaAlaskaTalk #US #China