'Limited Progress' From Xi-Blinken Talks, But Core US-China Issues Likely Beyond Compromise

In Bali in November 2022, the US and Chinese leaders sought to defuse months of sky-high tensions with pledges to compete but to avoid a new “Cold War” type of competition. Still, the US has aggressively pursued policies designed to force computer chip makers out of Chinese markets and to demonize and isolate China in East Asia.