NEWS AND ANALYSIS:
A senior Chinese Communist Party official this week repeated Beijing’s demand that the United States not seek to overthrow the communist system.
Yang Jiechi, dubbed “Tiger Yang” for his virulent anti-U.S. positions, made the comment during a lengthy meeting with White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan in Luxembourg on Monday.
The White House provided few public details on the conversation other than to say in a statement the exchange between the two officials was “candid, substantive and productive.” “Candid” is often diplomatic code for a harsh verbal exchange.
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