The tension which has enveloped the universe for over a century, has been exacerbated by the multinational war in Ukraine, so any candle light for peace gives a ray of hope. That was what the United States, US, and China offered the world when their officials on 19 June ended a two-day meeting in Beijing with the announcement of the drilling of a communication channel, and planned bilateral agreements.
However, the next day, President Joe Biden, ‘the leader of the free world’ deliberately shot a missile at the peace move, and 24 hours later, China responded in similar measure. With that, the peace candle just lit by the two largest armies and economies in the world, was blown out. Predictably, Russian President Vladimir Putin lampooned Biden, and surprisingly New Zealand, a trusted ally of the US, also lashed out against Biden.
This month’s talks were the first high level meeting between the two countries in the last five years. They seemed doomed from inception as…
