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Beijing and Washington have continued to wrangle over protocol following a visit to China by America’s No 2 diplomat, with the two sides presenting different versions of the high-level talks. The US statement on deputy secretary of state Wendy Sherman ’s trip to the northern city of Tianjin focused on Monday’s meeting with Foreign Minister Wang Yi. But China’s line, delivered via state media, was that Sherman had been hosted by an official at a lower ranking – foreign vice-minister Xie Feng. Tuesday’s analysis on Yuyuan Tantian, a social media account affiliated with state broadcaster CCTV, said the US had...
