CONTENTIOUS START TO USA-CHINA DIPLOMACY TALKS

   The first high-level diplomacy talks between the Biden administration and Chinese government kicked off with an abrasive exchange, as the world powers seek to ease tense relations, according to the Wall Street Journal.
   US Secretary of State Antony Blinken tallied off Washington’s problems with China during the start of Thursday’s talks, reportedly citing cyberattacks, the Chinese crackdown in Hong Kong and threats against Taiwan.

   Bejing’s actions, “threaten the rules-based order that maintains global stability,” Blinken said, according to the Journal.