The U.S. and China will likely struggle to find alignment on security issues like North Korea, experts indicated Tuesday, as a high-level meeting this week once again highlighted bilateral tensions.
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and other PRC officials on Monday and discussed a range of issues including North Korea. The meeting came during Sherman’s surprise detour to Tianjin, China as part of a trip that was originally announced as an eight-day tour of Japan, South Korea and Mongolia.
The U.S. and China will likely struggle to find alignment on security issues like North Korea, experts indicated Tuesday, as a high-level meeting this week once again highlighted bilateral tensions.
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and other PRC officials on Monday and discussed a range of issues including North Korea. The meeting came during Sherman’s surprise detour to Tianjin, China as part of a trip that was originally announced as an eight-day tour of Japan, South Korea and Mongolia.
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