How Chinese Communist Media Spin the Open Clash at the US-China Talks

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks at the Lanting Forum on China-U.S. relations in Beijing, China, on Feb. 22, 2021. Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images

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There was no doubt that the U.S.-China talks, which began on March 18, would be very difficult despite the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) Ministry of Foreign Affairs, repeatedly calling it a “high-level strategic dialogue.” However, as soon as the talks began, the Chinese Foreign Ministry immediately changed its tone from dialogue to confrontation.