By Quinn Marschik
As Beijing, on a near daily basis, conducts military exercises near Taiwan and seeks to deter outsiders from the area, modernizes its armed forces and bolsters its relationship with Moscow, Washington seems to be paving the way for a meeting between President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping sometime soon.
However, the fact that the leaders of the two most powerful countries in the world – ones who are billed as each other’s primary challenge – have not spoken in nearly a year contradicts the basics of diplomacy and threatens to do more harm to both sides than good.
This piece was originally published in Asia Times on October 4, 2023. Read more HERE.