China-US relations at an ‘impasse’ after Pence’s wholesale criticism of Beijing’s policies

Keegan Elmer, South China Morning Post, 05 October, 2018; article contains additional illustrations

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China-US relations at an ‘impasse’ after Pence’s wholesale criticism of Beijing’s policies

US vice-president railed against China’s human rights abuses, censorship and foreign policy, but analysts say accusations of “meddling” are overblown

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Tim Summers, a senior fellow at Chatham House Asia-Pacific, called Pence’s allegations of election meddling “very bizarre”, and said he was confusing public diplomacy  [JB emphasis] with interference.

Summers said Beijing’s key concern “is trying to work out how to deal with an unpredictable and increasingly hostile policy from Washington”, rather than extend its influence across the US. ...