DAVOS: Secretary Blinken Scrambles to Counter Mega Chinese Delegation and Their ‘Charm Offensive’
To say that Joe Biden’s State Department from Hell is overextended is an euphemism.
Wars in the middle East, in Ukraine, threats from North Korea, Iran… not to mention China’s displeasure over the Taiwan elections.
Along with all those emergencies, there is also the ‘normal’ activities permeating the diplomatic calendar of summits and meetings.
And Americans are scrambling to keep up with Chinese rivals. Besides the political confrontation and military antagonism, now a dizzy Blinken needs to counter the ‘charm offensive’ from Beijing during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Politico reported:
“U.S. diplomats have been so worried about the size and intent of a Chinese delegation in Switzerland this week that they’re trying to arrange a meeting between Secretary of State Antony Blinken with a Swiss official while he’s in the country for the World Economic Forum.”
It would be really bad if Switzerland doesn’t feel valued by the US delegation,
