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China blames US for ‘stalemate’ in ties as talks begin BEIJING — China blamed the United States on Monday for a “stalemate” in two-way ties, accusing it of creating an “imaginary enemy,” and setting a confrontational tone during a meeting with US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman. Ms. Sherman, the second-ranked US diplomat, arrived on Sunday for the rare face-to-face talks in the northern city of Tianjin amid worsening relations between the world’s two largest economies. “US-China relations are in a standstill and face serious difficulties,” Vice Foreign Minister Xie Feng was quoted as saying during the meeting by...
