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Biden-Xi phone call doesn’t go far enough
Same conversation, but US and Chinese officials offer two different official readouts
April 02, 2024
Same conversation, but US and Chinese officials offer two different official readouts
Washington hysterics — fueled by the media — are in high gear over benign words between the Chinese leader and Biden
The leaders made some progress on reducing tensions, but a more fulsome detente remains distant.
Biden and Xi resurrected their joint commitment to fight global warming, though challenges remain on some key issues.
The administration’s approach — ‘intense diplomacy' with ‘intense competition’ — may be the set-up for failure.
The US and China appear to be settling into a working, if volatile, rivalry. That’s not a bad thing.