☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.ml to World News@lemmygrad.mlEnglish · 1 year agoAfter making unfounded claims on Xinjiang, Blinken was met without a red carpet and welcomed by lower ranking officials in Chinaapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square14linkfedilinkarrow-up190arrow-down14
arrow-up186arrow-down1external-linkAfter making unfounded claims on Xinjiang, Blinken was met without a red carpet and welcomed by lower ranking officials in Chinaapnews.com☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.ml to World News@lemmygrad.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square14linkfedilink
minus-squaredavel [he/him]@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·1 year agoIf you’re going to intentionally sabotage your trip then why bother going at all?
minus-squareDamarcusArt@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up14·1 year agoIt’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.
minus-squareSoul_Greatsword@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up11·1 year agoExactly this. He’s already acknowledged China has no interest in the current set of demands.
minus-square☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down1·1 year agolol right, it’s just such a clown show
If you’re going to intentionally sabotage your trip then why bother going at all?
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.
Exactly this. He’s already acknowledged China has no interest in the current set of demands.
lol right, it’s just such a clown show