President Biden is in Asia and meeting separately with the Chinese Premier with hopes of mending some fences. (NY Times)

The Biden Administration is seeking to normalize relations with the other World superpower in hopes of stopping a small conflict from escalating into armed aggression. US/Sino relations have been in the dump for several years as China tries to assert itself on the World stage and in particular seeks to unify Taiwan with mainland China the way it did with Hong Kong 25 years ago. America and China have an extraordinarily complex economic relationship that benefits both nations which sets the back drop for diplomatic relations and thus both nations are vested in being on at least speaking terms.