Why Switzerland? The factors in its favour as a site for China-US talks

Several factors were in Switzerland’s favour when China and the United States chose the country to host the highest-level diplomatic talks between Beijing and Washington in nearly six months.

While China watchers are still debating whether the meeting in Zurich between US national security adviser Jake Sullivan and President Xi Jinping’s top diplomatic aide Yang Jiechi marks a thaw in their increasingly acrimonious relations, it seems the rival powers at least have nothing against the host country.