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By Rhod Mackenzie

The discussions between the Chinese and American leaders during the APEC summit in San Francisco created a buzz, though the meeting itself was unremarkable, and the statements made afterwards did not affect US-China relations. The competition between the world's top two economie...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The outcome of the meeting between the US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the APEC summit on October 15 was quite modest. This endorses analyst opinion that the nations are in deep political conflict and the past discussions were required to avoid further...

By Rhod Mackenzie

At a post-summit press conference between the United States and China, President Joe Biden reiterated his view that Xi Jinping is a dictator.

"Well, he is a dictator. He alone governs a communist country with a vastly different government to ours. Nevertheless, we have made pro...