VOA: China's Top Diplomat Arrives in Washington for Talks Ahead of Potential Biden-Xi Meeting
State Department — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived in Washington Thursday for meetings with senior U.S. officials on bilateral and regional security issues as the two countries aim to maintain open communication channels.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is hosting Wang at the State Department for a working dinner after meetings in the late afternoon. White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan is holding talks with him at Blair House, near the White House, Friday.
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Update #1: Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi in Washington for high-level meetings -- Washington Post
Update #2: As world roils, US and China seek to ease strained ties and prepare for possible Biden-Xi summit -- AP
WNU Editor: US President Biden will be talking with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi tomorrow .... Exclusive: Biden set to speak with China's top diplomat Wang Yi on Friday, sources say (Reuters). The Chinese are hoping this will pave the way to higher level talks .... Wang’s trip to US ‘crucial’, to pave the way for higher-level of interactions (Global Times).
As to what is my take .... I am skeptical.
There is little common ground between the two governments. They differ on Taiwan, trade, the Israel - Hamas war, the Russia - Ukraine war, the South China Sea, and more importantly, they do not trust each other. Sighhh ..... but talking is better than not talking.
This is a serious talk but it is not serious talks.
ReplyDeleteThe Chinese want to see what they can get for free. They probably do not have their hopes up and a fishing.
They are sounding Joe out. They are taking the measure of the man or the cabal behind him.
Zerohedge has good stuff and then there is Simon black Man of Mystery (Bullshit Artists more like and the Strategic Culture Foundation. WNU is kind of like Zerohedge.
One thing WNU has commented time and again is that high level meetings have a lot of prep work and there is usually an outcome, where the principals sign a treaty or something. the help has worked it all out ahead of time.
This worries me because there was no groundwork ahead of time. So yes I think the Chinese are on a fishing expedition or taking the measure of Biden and his lackeys Blinkered and Jake the Snake.
Blinky and Snake can have their measure taken a few times in the past year. That is true. But now they are home at Washington and they feel comfortable so that might be useful to gage.
This is not high level
DeleteSO Rafizadeh had this to say about the Nuclear deal
ReplyDeleteMajid Rafizadeh, an economist and business consultant who teaches at Harvard University, offered his analysis of the deal:
The international community would truly do itself a great service to recognize that the nuclear deal was nothing more than a pro-mullah agreement which provided Iran’s ruling clerics with billions of dollars to pursue their anti-American, anti-Semitic, anti-Iranian people and pro-terror activities, while simultaneously providing cover for Iran to pursue its nuclear ambitions.
So who votes for Biden and Obama?
Stupid people
Inside contacts tell me that Minister Wang Yi will privately remind President Biden about his son Hunter's reprehensible behavior with underage Chinese girls in the past, and how China has shocking video tapes of those encounters. Hunter Biden is a huge liability for the US, yet Grandpa Joe continues to protect him.
ReplyDeleteBingo--a distinct possibility
DeleteEpstein had a misshapen penis. It kind of pyramidal or egg shape or something weird. It embarrassed him. I think it was a form of Peyronie Disease. Instead of being bent it was like a compressed column. So Epstein got what he got because what he did. So is Hunter wanting young girls so bad? It does not work out well.
ReplyDeleteWhat? Hunter is hung like Orion!
DeleteThis is not high level?
ReplyDeleteForeign Minister?
That is 1 step below Xi.
1) Country leader
2) Sec State / Foreign Minister
3) Ambassador to a country
4) Underlings