WASHINGTON (AP) – The top U.S. and Chinese diplomats meet Tuesday in Washington at a fraught time in relations between the two world powers.
It’s been seven weeks since North Korea’s conducted a nuclear test and they still haven’t agreed on how to censure Pyongyang.
Also, tensions are rising in the South China Sea after Beijing deployed anti-aircraft missiles on a disputed island.
Secretary of State John Kerry and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (WAHNG YEE) sparred over much of the same territory a month ago in Beijing. But as they sit down for more talks at the State Department, both situations have only grown more serious.