White House promises ‘intensification’ of China engagement after Biden-Xi meeting
There were few tangible outcomes, but efforts to tamp down tensions made this first face-to-face worth it.
Ethan Paul is a former reporter for the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong, where he covered U.S.-China relations and the city’s response to COVID-19. He graduated from Peking University and Penn State University.
There were few tangible outcomes, but efforts to tamp down tensions made this first face-to-face worth it.
Tensions are reaching a fever pitch, but there seems to be interest on both sides in ratcheting it down. The question is, can they?
The announcement comes with a US pledge to engage in ‘a new, holistic, and pragmatic approach’ to Beijing’s trade practices.
U.S.-China tensions are fueling racism here at home.