‘Stop demonising us,’ China plays victim as U.S calls out Chinese aggression

• Top diplomats of United States and China held a rare, face-to-face meeting in Chinese city of Tianjin. The meeting was attended by U.S deputy secretary of state Wendy Sherman Chinese vice foreign minister Xie Feng. On the occasion, China accused the United States of demonising it and slammed the Biden administration for calling out Chinese actions in Xinjiang, Hong Kong and Tibet at the meeting. The United States has also hit out at China over its unwillingness to cooperate in covid origin probe with World Health Organisation. Ties between the two countries are at an all-time low with no signs of thaw in the near future.