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After making unfounded claims on Xinjiang, Blinken was met without a red carpet and welcomed by lower ranking officials in China (apnews.com)

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[-] DamarcusArt@lemmygrad.ml 14 points 2 years ago

It's to "look tough on China" and to pretend they care about diplomacy.

They do this to appear "diplomatic" with other nations, so they can pretend they tried diplomacy before threatening them later.

[-] Soul_Greatsword@lemmygrad.ml 11 points 2 years ago

Exactly this. He's already acknowledged China has no interest in the current set of demands.

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