Back in early July, Daniel Russel, Vice President for International Security and Diplomacy at U.S. think tank Asia Society Policy Institute, warned that the United States and China “have to make up for lost time” in an interview with Beijing Review. He also called on the two sides to double down on dialogue and “sort out some of the important economic and financial challenges that we face.”
Two months have passed. So, are we catching up?
Following visits earlier this year by Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Envoy for Climate John Kerry, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo came to China on August 27-30.
Chinese Premier Li Qiang met with Raimondo in Beijing on August 29, telling her China is willing to strengthen dialogue and cooperation, so as to promote the
