US-China meeting brings heat to Alaska summit with claims of protocol violation and theatrics

While the temperature was freezing in Anchorage, the exchange between Chinese and American top diplomats became heated during their first face-to-face meeting since US President Joe Biden took office.

Even during the Trump years, when relations between the two countries soured, rarely was there such a public display of contention, as the delegations traded snide remarks and accused each other of breaking protocols.