☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.ml to World News@lemmygrad.mlEnglish · 7 months agoAfter making unfounded claims on Xinjiang, Blinken was met without a red carpet and welcomed by lower ranking officials in Chinaapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square14fedilinkarrow-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 · 7 months agomessage-square14fedilink
minus-squaredavel [he/him]@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·7 months agoIf you’re going to intentionally sabotage your trip then why bother going at all?
minus-squareDamarcusArt@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up14·7 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.
minus-squareSoul_Greatsword@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up11·7 months agoExactly this. He’s already acknowledged China has no interest in the current set of demands.
minus-square☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down1·7 months 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