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Seriously Misjudging the US, Beijing’s Tough Stance in Alaska Reflects Its Anger and Embarrassment

Seriously Misjudging the US, Beijing’s Tough Stance in Alaska Reflects Its Anger and Embarrassment
The Chinese delegation led by Yang Jiechi (C), director of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission Office and Wang Yi (2nd L), China's Foreign Minister, speak with their US counterparts at the opening session of US-China talks at the Hotel Captain Cook in Anchorage, Alaska on March 18, 2021. FREDERIC J. BROWN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
Alexander Liao
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The high-level U.S.-China talks in Alaska began with a head-to-head battle, a rare occurrence in the U.S.-China diplomacy. Having misjudged the United States’ political situation, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been feeling frustrated and trapped, and Chinese diplomats finally flew into a shameful rage in Anchorage.

Alexander Liao
Alexander Liao
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With nearly four decades of journalism experience in Hong Kong, London, and the United States, Alexander Liao is an expert on China and world affairs. He currently hosts the Chinese-language Pinnacle View news analysis program on NTD, also available on YouTube and Ganjing World. Before joining The Epoch Times, he was a Hong Kong Bureau Chief for international media, an editor of various magazines, newspapers, and radio stations, and a columnist for top financial and current affairs newspapers in Hong Kong and Taiwan.
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