Antony Blinken’s visit to Beijing will be the first trip by a US Secretary of State to China in five years. Read more at straitstimes.com.
WASHINGTON - The United States on Wednesday played down expectations of any breakthrough from the first trip by a US Secretary of State to China in five years, afterChinese foreign minister Qin Gang urged the United States to stop meddling in its affairs and harming its security in a call with Mr Blinken on Wednesday, and said it should respect China’s core concerns to arrest declining relations between the superpowers, China’s foreign ministry said.
“We’re coming to Beijing with a realistic, confident approach and a sincere desire to manage our competition in the most responsible way possible,” he said. Chinese state media said Mr Blinken would visit on June 18 and 19. Mr Kritenbrink said Mr Blinken would hold a series of meetings with senior Chinese officials.
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