Such cooperation does carry other meanings. On 12 March, the Quad countries of the US, Japan, India, and Australia - also referred to in some quarters as the “Asian mini-NATO” - held a virtual leaders’ summit, where they agreed on vaccine cooperation and started to establish a supply chain for rare earths, a key strategic asset. The US seemed to have more chips, and its many actions were overwhelming. Judging from the words and actions of the US and China prior to the Alaska meeting, both had wanted to bolster their respective strengths in order to carry more weight during the talks. So, is the Alaska meeting between China and the US vegetation along a slope or a cliff? Both sides lay the ground Of course, vegetation can also slow down a rock’s path along a slope. And historically, at least half of such talks were a waste of time, like vegetation temporarily halting the fall of a rock: there may be a rebound, but the rock will ultimately continue its descent into the abyss. Before World War II, frequent UK-Germany, USSR-Germany, Poland-Germany, US-Japan talks were held amid deteriorating relations.
Historically, as two countries move towards the spectre of war, there will be talks that appear to be an effort to salvage relations. Are China-US relations falling off a precipice, or slowly rolling down a slope?
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