Diplomatic Dance on Shaky Grounds China's top diplomat Wang Yi will soon tread familiar paths in New York and Ottawa, sparking questions about whether these diplomatic overtures mask underlying tensions.
The carefully choreographed visits follow Beijing's high profile summit with Washington and are part of a broader effort to cast China as a stalwart defender of global peace and the multipolar order.
This narrative is not new; it echoes the diplomacy surrounding Xi Jinping's 2015 state visit to the United States, which promised a more collaborative future between two powers with competing visions for international relations.