When Chinese President Xi Jinping met his U.S.counterpart Joe Biden on the sidelines of last year's Group of 20 meeting,there was a moment of cautious optimism.Both sides signaled a desire to take constructive ste...When Chinese President Xi Jinping met his U.S.counterpart Joe Biden on the sidelines of last year's Group of 20 meeting,there was a moment of cautious optimism.Both sides signaled a desire to take constructive steps forward to help mend and stabilize ties.Both committed to moving ahead with a number of high-level meetings,including a planned visit by U.S.Secretary of State Antony Blinken.Indeed,after former U.S.Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's provocative and desta-bilizing visit to China's Taiwan region,on top of nearly two years of Biden mounting efforts to encircle and suppress China with yet more containment policies,many believed the Xi-Biden meeting indicated China-U.S.relations had reached a critical and much needed turn-ing point.They were wrong.展开更多
The Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress(NPC),China's top legislature,on June 28 passed a new foreign relations law outlining the country's aims and policies in foreign affairs and pro...The Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress(NPC),China's top legislature,on June 28 passed a new foreign relations law outlining the country's aims and policies in foreign affairs and protecting its right to impose"counter and restrictive measures"against acts that"harm its sovereignty,national security and development interests,"an official with the Legislative Affairs Commission of the NPC Standing Commitee told Xinhua News Agency when answering key questions about the law on June 30.展开更多
文摘When Chinese President Xi Jinping met his U.S.counterpart Joe Biden on the sidelines of last year's Group of 20 meeting,there was a moment of cautious optimism.Both sides signaled a desire to take constructive steps forward to help mend and stabilize ties.Both committed to moving ahead with a number of high-level meetings,including a planned visit by U.S.Secretary of State Antony Blinken.Indeed,after former U.S.Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's provocative and desta-bilizing visit to China's Taiwan region,on top of nearly two years of Biden mounting efforts to encircle and suppress China with yet more containment policies,many believed the Xi-Biden meeting indicated China-U.S.relations had reached a critical and much needed turn-ing point.They were wrong.
文摘The Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress(NPC),China's top legislature,on June 28 passed a new foreign relations law outlining the country's aims and policies in foreign affairs and protecting its right to impose"counter and restrictive measures"against acts that"harm its sovereignty,national security and development interests,"an official with the Legislative Affairs Commission of the NPC Standing Commitee told Xinhua News Agency when answering key questions about the law on June 30.
