Gerard Arroyo – Sino-US war will not happen

CHRONIC. The meeting in Alaska between the two superpowers was less icy than it appeared. Washington and Beijing expect a new balance.

U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blingen speaks with Yang Jiechi, Director of China’s Foreign Affairs Committee, on March 18, 2021 in Anchorage, Alaska.
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Issued by Gerrard Arad

Posted on 03/28/2021 at 7:00 p.m.

ASecretary of State Anthony Blingen and National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and State Councilor Yang Jiechi in Anchorage, Alaska on March 19. This is the first high-level bilateral relationship since the election of Joe Biden, and therefore an opportunity to define the structure and climate for future relations between the two leading powers in the world.

The meeting was not conducted under favorable patronage. In fact, the new administration has announced its intention to maintain punitive customs duties …