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With his long career in US diplomacy serving six presidents and nine secretaries of state and his long-term academic interests and achievements in studies of diplomacy history, US Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns should know better than most China-bashing politicians in Washington the root cause of the strained Sino-US ties these years. Also, having been confirmed in the post in December 2021, he should know what has been behind the ups and downs. ▲ US Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns speaks at an event on US-China relations in Shanghai, China June 26, 2024. [Photo/Agencies] However, his lashing out at Beijing for various "underhand" actions that make it "impossible" to boost ties between ordinary Chinese and American people in a strongly worded interview published by The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday just serves to show how distanced Washingtong's view of China is from the reality. Responding to the report, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said that Burns' remarks are
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