Blinken's upcoming visit to China faces new challenges.
TL;DR
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with China's foreign minister Qin Gang by phone ahead of his visit to Beijing this weekend. Blinken discussed the importance of maintaining open lines of communication to responsibly manage US-China relations and raised areas of concern as well as potential cooperation. Qin urged the US to show respect on China's core concerns such as the Taiwan issue and stop interfering in China's internal affairs. The US and Chinese readouts of the phone call made no mention of Blinken's visit.
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