https://www.scmp.com/rss/510342/feed Dr Cheng Jing is an associate fellow at the Global Governance Institution and lecturer at the School of Foreign Studies, Xidian University. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com On March 18, US President Joe Biden held a video call with President Xi Jinping for nearly two hours, talking about bilateral relations and, most importantly, the Ukraine crisis. Both Biden and Xi agreed to promote peace in Ukraine but disagreed on the characterisation and causes of the crisis, as well as the next steps to be taken. After outlining the stance of the United States and its allies against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the readout from Washington does not hide the US desire for... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/united-states/article/3171494/no-legal-basis-us-impose-its-hegemony-russia-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/united-states/article/3171494/no-legal-basis-us-impose-its-hegemony-russia-and?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 25 Mar 2022 01:15:24 +0000 As the No 2 US diplomat Wendy Sherman kicks off her Asian trip this week, no one has completely ruled out the possibility that she will visit China. Even before her trip, signals were sent out on several occasions hinting at a high-level engagement between the United States and China. However, whether it is White House Indo-Pacific coordinator Kurt Campbell’s expectations of a meeting between Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping, or US national security adviser Jake Sullivan’s suggestion of a... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3141792/will-xi-meet-biden-why-china-wary-us-diplomatic-intentions?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3141792/will-xi-meet-biden-why-china-wary-us-diplomatic-intentions?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 20 Jul 2021 17:30:08 +0000