President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping last year promised to step up people-to-people contacts between their countries. But the U.S. ambassador to China has delivered an extraordinary rebuke to his hosts, saying Chinese authorities h… | By diplomaticbriefing on June 26, 2024 | President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping last year promised to step up people-to-people contacts between their countries. But the U.S. ambassador to China has delivered an extraordinary rebuke to his hosts, saying Chinese authorities have interrogated citizens who visit American-organized events, whipped up anti-U.S. feelings and even pulled the plug literally on a concert arranged by his embassy. Nicholas Burns accused China of scaling up restrictions on the embassy's social-media posts and undermining diplomacy, in the clearest sign yet that the Biden administration believes Beijing is not sincere in its promise to improve ties. 'They say they're in favor of reconnecting our two populations, but they're taking dramatic steps to make it impossible,' the 68-year-old veteran diplomat said. (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13568193/ambassor-china-beijing-diplomacy.html) Biden and Xi met in San Francisco in November last year as part of an attempt to improve all but frozen relations. | | | | You can also reply to this email to leave a comment. | | | | |
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