US to launch new diplomatic approach to China with ‘China House’

The United States has announced a new “China House” entity at the US Department of State, tasked with consolidating policymaking related to China. The unit will work to manage and implement US priorities on a range of issues, such as technology and economic policy. Relations between the US and China have long been strained, and some expect the rivalry to grow as China asserts itself as a global power. China’s President Xi Jinping and US Vice-President Joe Biden have discussed China’s aggressive stance towards Taiwan and Washington’s efforts to undermine China’s technology sector. Relations between Beijing and Washington have grown more strained over a number of issues, including trade and Taiwan. Biden said after their meeting: “There need not be a new Cold War”.