Biden Puts on ‘Diplomatic Smokescreen’ for Xi as US Tries to Encircle China

"Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in San Francisco for a summit with his US

counterpart, Joe Biden, and to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Meeting. The US may have rolled out the red carpet, but Beijing should have no illusions about Washington’s intentions, says geopolitical analyst Brian Berletic. Washington hawks expected Biden to bring up issues including AI competition, claims of Chinese theft of US technology, the Asian nation’s alleged role in America’s drug epidemic, the crises in the Middle East, Eastern Europe and the Korean Peninsula, and “human rights violations.” MS