POLITICS
Warnings of Consequences and Accusations of Disinformation Ahead of US-China Talks
White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan and Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi met in Rome on Monday in the first high-level meeting between Chinese and US officials since President Joe Biden's virtual conference with Xi Jinping in November. During the seven-hour session, US officials attempted to discourage Beijing from supplying Moscow with economic and military support amid crippling economic sanctions against Russia.