Blinken's China visit: Testing diplomatic waters.
TL;DR
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to visit China for a series of meetings with senior officials, including Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang. The trip comes four months after Blinken’s initially planned visit was scuttled by the furor over a Chinese spy balloon found traversing the United States. The Biden administration hopes this trip will be at least the first step toward an eventual summit between President Joe Biden and Xi Jinping. However, some GOP lawmakers argue that Blinken’s trip effectively rewards Beijing for bad behavior.
Topics:worldpolitics#antony-blinken#bilateral-dialogue#diplomatic-thaw#politics#us-china-relations#xi-jinping
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