Just days after Chinese leader Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump held a two-hour phone call aimed at stabilising bilateral ties, the US confirmed it would play an active role at this year’s first Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation senior officials’ meetings in Guangzhou, signalling intensified engagement with Beijing.
The US State Department announced on Friday that a “team of experts”, led by senior US official Casey Mace and Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans…
US steps up Apec role after Xi–Trump call as ties with China show signs of thaw
