US diplomat spreading fake news about China, says Beijing

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in his 45-minute speech on the Biden administration’s China policy on Thursday (26 May) said China has undermined the global order that has allowed it to flourish and become the world’s second-largest economy. 

Asst Prof Dylan Loh, who studies Chinese foreign policy at NTU in Singapore, said: “The relationship between Washington and Beijing is so poor that it would take quite something else to further deteriorate it. So, Mr Blinken’s comments that America has no desire to prevent China from playing the role of a major player and also that it doesn’t want a new ‘Cold War’, I think, are to be welcomed.” He added that the new China House may help the US coordinate and ensure that the country’s messages on China are consistent, but “we will need to wait and observe further before assessing its eventual, actual effects”.

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