Joe Biden Cleansing Himself of Soft-on-China Accusations: Beijing Analyst
On 5/5/21 at 8:20 AM EDT
President Joe Biden is cleansing himself of the suspicion that he is soft on China by increasing U.S. military presence around the country, a Beijing policy expert said this week.
Su Xiaohui, from the China Institute of International Studies think tank in Beijing, said the president would consider his tougher stance on China as one of his foreign policy successes.
Appearing on Monday on
Defense Review, a program about military affairs that airs in prime-time on state broadcaster CCTV, Su said U.S. military reconnaissance around China had increased in frequency and intensity.
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COLOMBO (News 1st); A bilateral discussion between Sri Lanka and People’s Republic of China (PLA) on the sidelines of official visit by Chinese State Councillor and Defence Minister General Wei Fenghe was held in Colombo on Wednesday (28), where the official signing of Military Assistance Protocol took place.
The Sri Lankan delegation led by Defence Secretary Gen. Kamal Gunaratne (Retd) had a fruitful discussion with the visiting Chinese Delegation led by General Fenghe during the session.
Chinese Ambassador in Colombo, His Excellency Qi Zhenhong, Sri Lanka’s Foreign Ministry Secretary Admiral Prof. Jayanath Colombage and Tri-Forces Commanders were also present at the respective sides of the discussion.
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