☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.ml to World News@lemmygrad.ml • 2 months agoAfter making unfounded claims on Xinjiang, Blinken was met without a red carpet and welcomed by lower ranking officials in Chinaexternal-linkmessage-square14 fedilinkarrow-up187cross-posted to: news
arrow-up187external-linkAfter making unfounded claims on Xinjiang, Blinken was met without a red carpet and welcomed by lower ranking officials in China☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.ml to World News@lemmygrad.ml • 2 months agomessage-square14 Commentsfedilinkcross-posted to: news
minus-squareDamarcusArt@lemmygrad.mlhexbear14·2 months 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. linkfedilink
minus-squareSoul_Greatsword@lemmygrad.mlhexbear11·2 months agoExactly this. He's already acknowledged China has no interest in the current set of demands. linkfedilink
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.