Biden expects imminent ‘thaw’ in China relations
Financial Times
23-05-21 16:19
US President Joe Biden has said he expects to see a “thaw” in relations with Beijing, after a G7 summit where counter-military and economic security against China was high on the agenda. Biden also said he was considering removing sanctions against Chinese defence minister Li Shangfu, in connection with fighter jet imports from Russia. At the summit, G7 members’ criticism of China included its military activities in the South and East China Seas and its human rights record in Tibet and Xinjiang, whilst also calling for peace across the Taiwan Strait.