Source: South China Morning PostThe combative tone of the meeting between senior Chinese and US officials in Alaska this week was designed to send a message to their respective domestic audiences but also to neighbouring countries, observers believe.Although expectations were low, the hour-long public tit-for-tat that opened proceedings astonished some of those watching.“[That] surprised me a lot. It’s really rare to see in a diplomatic setting,” Wu Xinbo, director of the Centre for American Studies at Fudan University, said…Read More