The US has said that, since 2021, China has declined or failed to respond to over a dozen requests from the Department of Defense for top-level dialogues
competitive powers with all of the kind of complicating relationships that we have between china and the united states and not have senior visuals talking. it was secretary blinken s first trip to china, two and a half years in and now he has reopened the channels of communication at the highest levels i think that sets the predicat for a xi biden meeting here in san francisco during the ape summit in november and, astros tie these two stories together we begin by talking abou russia and ukraine, we are now talking about secretar blinken s visit with x jinping. interesting to me that the secretary urged china to remain, quote, vigilant about privat firms that may supplied russia with technology it can then us against ukraine. we should note that there is n evidence that china ha provided lethal aid to russia. the possibility looms larg enough as to warrant a warning your thoughts on how the u.s navigates this i think they have done very exceptionally well. remember back in march th
The United States and Chinese militaries exchanged harsh words Tuesday after a US Navy warship performed the first freedom of navigation operation (FONOP) in the South China Sea since the leaders of the two powers met earlier this month in an attempt to ease tensions.