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Distinguishing Between the CCP and China Is Still the Key to Success of US-China Relations

Distinguishing Between the CCP and China Is Still the Key to Success of US-China Relations
Chinese Vice Chair Xi Jinping (R) and U.S. Vice President Joe Biden speak with Chinese business leaders at the Beijing Hotel in Beijing, on Aug. 19, 2011. Lintao Zhang/Getty Images
Yang Wei
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The recent conversation between U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping did not bring about any real improvement in U.S.-China relations. The top Communist Party officials want Biden to submit to Beijing. After Biden extended his Lunar New Year’s greetings to Xi on Feb. 11, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken also extended his best wishes to the Chinese. The Communist mouthpiece touted the greetings. But is the U.S. government extending its New Year’s greetings to the Chinese people or the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)?

Yang Wei
Yang Wei
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Yang Wei has been closely following China affairs for many years. He has been contributing political commentary on China for the Chinese language Epoch Times since 2019.
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