Blinken's China Trip: Constructive Talks and High Stakes.
TL;DR
Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang had a "candid and constructive" meeting in Beijing, agreeing to continue discussions in Washington "at a mutually suitable time." Both sides stressed the need to improve people-to-people contacts, but no substantive progress was made on Blinken's agenda items, including concerns over Taiwan, unjustly jailed U.S. citizens in China, and Beijing's alignment with Russia's war on Ukraine. Qin urged the U.S. "to put into practice its commitment not to support 'Taiwan independence.'"
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