American, Chinese diplomats clash publicly at start of first talks under Joe Biden’s presidency

The United States and China have leveled sharp rebukes of each other’s policies in their first high-level, in-person talks of the Biden administration.

The deeply strained relations of the two global rivals were on rare public display during the meeting’s opening session in Alaska.

The US, which quickly accused China of “grandstanding” and violating the meeting’s protocol, had been looking for a change in behaviour from China,…