Source: South China Morning PostThe Biden administration began its first high-level face-to-face talks with key rival China on Thursday, saying that Chinese actions threaten a global order based on rules and vowing that Washington would also stand up for its friends.“We do not seek conflict, but we welcome stiff competition, and we will always stand up for our principles, for our people, and for our friends,” the US national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, said at the start of talks with Chinese counterparts in Alaska…Read More