US-China relations: No ‘unrealistic expectations’ for Alaska meeting


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Washington officials say Thursday’s high-level diplomatic sit-down in Anchorage is intended as an initial discussion Difficult issues will be raised, but don’t expect any specific negotiated deliverables, they warn Washington officials say Thursday’s high-level diplomatic sit-down in Anchorage is intended as an initial discussion. A high-level meeting between US and Chinese diplomats in Alaska this week will primarily serve to increase understanding of the two parties’ positions, with low expectations for substantive commitments from Beijing, US officials said on Tuesday. The meeting in Anchorage on Thursday between US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his Chinese counterparts will mark the...