Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived at the state dinner for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday night —but quickly ran off when reporters asked him about his recent tip to China where he spoke with Xi Jinping.
From The Daily Caller:
Blinken met with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday in an attempt to repair deteriorating relations between the U.S. and China. The Secretary of State elicited backlash that same day when he told the press the U.S. “does not support” Taiwanese independence. Many criticized Blinken’s statement for supposedly making America look weak against its greatest foreign adversary.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken: "We do not support Taiwan independence." pic.twitter.com/4uA1fS8CkW
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“The Biden administration is acting needy and desperate,” Morgan Otagus, former State Department spokeswoman for the Trump administration told Fox News. “They want to talk more than China does, and China knows it. So they are making us grovel. It’s embarrassing.”
“Weakness invites aggression,” Republican Indiana Rep. Jim Banks tweeted.
“Appeals to universal rationality are wasted efforts. The only thing the CCP respects is power,” tweeted American Foreign Policy Council Senior Fellow Michael Sobolik.
“Blinken flew to Communist China to appease Xi Jinping and state the Biden administration does not support Taiwan’s independence. Why won’t this administration stand up to bullies and stand for freedom?” tweeted Republican Tennessee Sen. Marsha Blackburn.
More over at The Daily Caller:
Antony Blinken Scurries Away After Reporter Shouts Out Question On China Trip https://t.co/itLn7dNKpV
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