News Snapshot:
The White House says US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman’s visit to Beijing resulted in a “frank and open discussion” with Foreign Minister Wang Yi on topics encompassing human rights and cyber norms. While the US embraces competition with China and does not desire conflict, the White House added, a number of the CCP’s decisions “undermine the international rules-based order.” Vice Foreign Minister Xie Feng rejected this “rules-based order,” according to the Wall Street Journal, as one designed to advantage the US over rivals. BOL News worries about the deteriorating relations between the two powers, and the spillover effects...
