Washington, Feb. 5 (CNA) United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken told his Chinese counterpart on Friday that the U.S. and its allies will hold Beijing accountable for its efforts to threaten stability in the Indo-Pacific, including across the Taiwan Strait.
Beijing, February 6
In its first contact with the Biden administration, China on Saturday asked the US to rectify the “mistakes” of former President Donald Trump’s aggressive polici
US govt urged to focus on cooperation By ZHANG YUNBI in Beijing and ZHAO HUANXIN in Washington | CHINA DAILY | Updated: 2021-02-03 06:57 [Photo/Agencies]
Four-point proposal shows practical ways two nations can start to mend ties
It is a task for both China and the United States to take their relationship back to a predictable and constructive track , a senior Chinese diplomat said on Tuesday while outlining detailed possibilities for the two countries to work together.
The world s two largest economies should build a model of interaction that focuses on peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation , said Yang Jiechi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Central Committee.
China’s foreign policy apparatus is much more than just the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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February 03, 2021
China’s top diplomat, Yang Jiechi, during a 2014 meeting at the Pentagon.
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During the Cold War, the American foreign policy establishment had to develop comprehensive mechanisms to counter Soviet influence campaigns. Not only did the United States need a robust State Department to engage in traditional state-centric diplomacy, but also sophisticated intelligence-gathering networks, global military strategies, and long-term soft power operations. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, countries have primarily reoriented their diplomatic energies back to a traditional state-centric approach. Today, this is chiefly where the United States remains. However, in the face of a rising China, the United States and its allies need to develop a more nuanced approach to interacting with Chinese foreign policy.