A Matter of Continued Consent

On July 26, visiting U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met with Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Vice Foreign Minister Xie Feng, respectively, in Tianjin. They were further diplomatic engagements between the two countries since their high-level strategic dialogue in Anchorage, the U.S., in March.

Ground rules

In Anchorage, responding to the apparent U.S. sense of self-importance, China adhered to the standards of equal-footing diplomacy. During the Tianjin meetings, it further created a set of rules for the U.S. to abide by when dealing with bilateral ties.

Wang told Sherman that China is firmly opposed to President Joe Biden’s administration’s continuation of its predecessor’s extreme and erroneous China policy. He underlined three basic demands