“I want to be optimistic,” said Thornton, whose 27-year career in Washington ended in July. “I tell all our foreign counterparts they should keep steady, keep their heads down and wait. [They should] try to not let anything change dramatically.”.......
..........“If this sceptical attitude towards talking diplomacy continues in this administration, you might have to wait till another administration,” Thornton said at an event held by National Committee of US-China relations and Shanghai’s American Chamber.
............“China’s political design has an edge in negotiations because it does not need to display as much information to the public through the media,” she said....................
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/dipl...-beijing-might
Why are these so-called Americans giving advice to foreign powers to ignore a duly elected administration.
Something needs to be done, an example needs to be set that giving advice, by non-elected persons, to foreign powers to not deal with a duly elected administration is not a good idea.
