Navigating Tensions: Blinken's Delicate China Mission

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is visiting Beijing to reset the relationship between the US and China, which has been on a bitter path to becoming a civilizational clash between democracy and autocracy. Blinken will seek to reestablish diplomatic and military lines of communication to "responsibly manage" the relationship between the two nations. However, some are skeptical that there is any possibility of easing tensions. At home, members of Congress and 2024 presidential candidates have increasingly labeled China as the biggest threat to the United States.