Category: visit to Beijing

Secretary Yellen’s Visit Unlikely to Repair Relations

July 9, 2023
OpinionSecretary YellenThinking About ChinaU.S. Secretary of State Antony BlinkenU.S. treasury secretaryvisit to Beijing
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Commentary U.S. Treasury Secretary Yellen’s goal in Beijing is to explain President Joe Biden’s China policy, which has shifted a great deal. Prior to the beginning of the administration, it was widely believed that Mr. Biden would repeal the Trump-era tariffs and take a softer stance on China. In reality, he appointed a number of…

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Looking Back at Blinken’s Trip to Beijing

July 4, 2023
OpinionSecretary of State Tony BlinkenTaiwanThinking About Chinavisit to Beijing
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Commentary Secretary of State Antony Blinken recently completed a “chief supplicant” mission to Beijing on June 19. The Cambridge Dictionary defines a supplicant as “a person who asks a god or someone who is in a position of power for something in a humble way.” Who could argue that Blinken acted otherwise? During the brief trip, he apparently made no “big asks” in representing U.S. interests and…

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