BEIJING: The United States and China looked to set up a safety net for their intensifying rivalry during a visit to Beijing by Secretary of State Antony Blinken, but the trip achieved only general promises and
"The two sides have basically agreed to explore the possibility of stabilising the bilateral relationship. There is no certainty they will achieve that goal," she said.Glaser noted that while the US speaks of managing the growing rivalry, Xi again spoke of avoiding competition between major powers.
The Biden administration - which the rival Republican Party is eager to portray as weak on Beijing - has refused Chinese requests to lift sanctions on its new defence minister, General Li Shangfu, which were imposed under a US law that targets arms purchases from Russia. "It takes two to dance. At least to me, it's not an unreasonable request," she said of removing sanctions.Shi Yinhong, a professor of international relations at Renmin University of China, said Blinken's visit was in line with expectations and that the two sides both stressed the positive.
Xi and Biden, who know each other well from their times as vice presidents, met for the first time as leaders in November in Bali, where both sides similarly said they wanted to keep tensions in check.
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