News Snapshot:
The “whirlwind” meeting between Yang Jiechi, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, and United States National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan in Zurich, Switzerland on Wednesday was a positive signal of cautious optimism that China-US relations are back on track. The first reason for this optimism is the way the meeting was conducted. The two sides maintained a near-identical “low-profile pragmatism”, with the US no longer engaging in the “microphone diplomacy” previously criticized by China, i.e. setting high-profile expectations before the talks. This practice was intended to give the outside world the impression China is agreeing to...
