China urged the Biden administration to take steps to “build up goodwill,” including removing tariffs and sanctions, as Beijing continued to put the onus on Washington to repair their fractured relationship.
The speech represents China’s most high-profile comment on ties since U.S. President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping spoke by phone earlier this month.
China urged the Biden administration to take steps to “build up goodwill,” including removing tariffs and sanctions, as Beijing continued to put the onus on Washington to repair their fractured relationship.
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The thing is, Myanmar doesn’t react well to international pressure. If Myanmar is not allowed to diversify its engagement, it will end up once again in a toxic relationship with China, to the detriment of everyone else in the region.
Myanmar has continued to play all sides – in the past decade Japan, India, Russia, Indonesia and Singapore have deepened their engagement in Myanmar recognising its geo-strategic importance
The world – certainly India – has deep stakes in Myanmar. Let’s acknowledge this reality before rushing to consign our next door neighbour to perdition after last week’s coup.
Increasingly clear signals have been sent back and forth between Washington and Beijing, with China s tightly controlled state media now calling on President Joe Biden to make the first move.