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Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Kritenbrink Photo: VCG
The US has dispatched its top diplomats for East Asia to China, which analysts see as a move to test China’s reactions after it elevated defense relations with Japan and Philippines amid escalating tension in the South China Sea.
According to US Department of State, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Kritenbrink will visit China from Sunday to Tuesday. He will be joined by National Security Council Senior…