From Foreign Waters

  On Tuesday, China greeted a virtual summit between President Xi and POTUS Biden, expecting to accomplish healthier relations, while the US was more muffled on the discussions as the two greatest powers tried to tighten down over an extended period of strains.    Tensions between the two world powers have been there for a long time. From Huawei, trade war, shutting down of consulates, coronavirus blame game, to Taiwan, the list goes on about the tension amid the two nations. Moreover, former President Donald Trump has also sharply criticized China for violating human rights Xinjiang region.   Relations remained cold after Biden held office. In March, senior Chinese foreign policy adviser Yang Jiechi blamed the US for failing to manage its own human rights issues, and that's American hypocrisy at a meeting in Alaska.    EXPLAINER: Will Xi-Biden talks repair US-China ties? Cordial tone of virtual meeting an indication ties between sides may be...

  On Sunday, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in the G2o Summit, urged China to deescalate tensions in the Indo-pacific region, and refrained from taking unilateral actions towards Taiwan.   Blinken said at the G20 meeting that China has expanded pressures concerning Taiwan and that Washington needs to proceed with its "one-China strategy," which perceives Beijing yet permits informal relations and continues defence tie with Taipei.    The top U.S. ambassador told Wang that the U.S. had not changed its "one China" strategy towards Taiwan.    Blinken stated that the U.S. goes against activities by China "that oppose our interests and values... including activities associated with human rights violations in Xinjiang, Tibet.  Bilateral relations between #China and the #US in past few years have suffered an all-around impact due to US’ wrong China policy, #FM Wang Yi said Sunday during his m...