Tag: Wang Yi

Beijing Falls Short of Expectations After Alaska Talks: Chinese Affairs Expert

The first high-level meeting between the Biden administration and Beijing came to an end in Alaska on March 19, with the Chinese regime leaving the talks in limbo over two issues, according to a Chinese affairs expert. The two-day talks in Anchorage ended without a joint statement from both sides. The U.S. delegation, lead by…


US, Chinese Diplomats Clash Publicly in First Meeting Under Biden

The Sino-U.S. talks in Alaska got off to a rocky start on March 18, when the top diplomats of both countries traded sharp criticism against each others’ policies in front of reporters. The two-day bilateral meeting in Anchorage, Alaska, was the first high-level, in-person talks between Beijing and Washington since President Joe Biden took office…


US Manufacturers Call on Biden to Be Tough on China Trade Issues

The National Association of Manufacturers, a Washington-based trade group representing the U.S. manufacturing sector, has urged President Joe Biden to adopt a tough China policy to ensure a level playing field for American businesses. “For manufacturers, China has long been a hub for unfair industrial subsidies and government-fueled overcapacity in areas like steel and aluminum…


Beijing Needs to Change Course to Improve Sino-US Ties: Senior Administration Officials

Secretary of State Antony Blinken and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan will go into talks with their Chinese counterparts in Alaska this week. Washington would want to see “deeds, not words” from Beijing if it wants to improve ties, according to senior administration officials. Blinken and Sullivan are scheduled to meet with China’s foreign minister…


Tariffs Not on Top Agenda During US-China Meeting: Sullivan

Trade will not play a central role when the Washington delegation meets with their China counterparts in Alaska next week, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters on March 12. Sullivan and Secretary of State Antony Blinken will join talks with China’s foreign minister Wang Yi and senior foreign policy diplomat Yang Jiechi on March…


US Lawmakers Urge Biden Officials To Stay Tough on China During Upcoming Talks

TAIPEI, Taiwan—U.S. Lawmakers are calling on Secretary of State Antony Blinken and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan to be tough on Beijing when they meet with Chinese officials in Alaska next week. “Communist China is America’s greatest national security threat,” Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) said, according to a March 11 statement. “General Secretary Xi [Jinping]…


China Lists Four ‘Red Lines’ to Biden, Demands US Lift Tariffs and Sanctions

Chinese foreign affairs minister Wang Yi urged the United States to meet four requirements from Xi Jinping’s regime at the Lanting Forum, a video conference organized by the Chinese foreign affairs ministry on Feb. 22. The requests include: ending support for Taiwan, Hong Kong, Xinjiang, and Tibet; resuming the U.S.-China dialogue; ending the tariffs on Chinese products…


Europe Challenges China on Human Rights, South China Sea Aggression

The European Union condemned the Chinese regime’s human rights record during a recent meeting, while the latter tried to court more trade and investment with central and eastern European countries. Around the same time, France sent a warship and submarine to the South China Sea for a “freedom of navigation” patrol, to Beijing’s ire. Some…


China Insider: China Delays WHO’s Investigation on the Origin of COVID-19

The Chinese regime delayed the visit of a team of experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) who had planned to arrive in Wuhan city on Jan. 5 to investigate the origin of COVID-19.