United States Minister of Anthony blinking state met with His Chinese counterpart Qin Gang to kick off A two-day mission trip to Beijing on Sunday.
Chinese state television showed two senior diplomats and their delegations greeting each other and sitting across from each other at two long tables. in Beijing Diaoyutai State Guesthouse.
Nothing was initially revealed about content of conversations. husband was also We are scheduled to have dinner later in today.
a series of meetings with high ranking government The cast is planned before Blinken – the most senior we official to visit China in years – leaves Monday.
He. She remains It is unclear if he will meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
blinking is on for him first Visit to China since it was taken office in 2021, the period when tensions between the United States and China intensified.
He makes up for A long planned trip which he canceled on short notice in February when a diplomatic crisis erupted with discovery of What Washington said was a Chinese surveillance balloon over US territory.
Blinken said Friday he would speak.directly Very honest about it real Fears on a range of problems.”
The goal, he said, was to establish “open and empowered communications”, so that “the two superpowers would responsibly manage their relationship”.
“Intense competition requires sustained diplomacy to ensure that competition “Do not deviate into confrontation or conflict,” he told reporters.
The United States and China have one of The world’s most important bilateral relations.
These relations have been severely strained by the boat of issues, including China’s neutrality over Russia war in Ukraine, threats from Beijing against Taiwan and persistent trade disputes in Regions like advanced computer Chips.
The administration of US President Joe Biden has singled out out China as the ‘most important geopolitical challenge” facing United State
Before of Blinken’s visit, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin indicated Beijing’s willingness to talk, however with conditions.
“No one can say one Wang said on Friday, Washington should also “give up delusion of deal with China from the site of Power.
China and the United States should develop relations on The basics of Mutual respect, equality and respect for difference in historyculture, social system And development path and accommodating each other’s core interests and major concerns.”
Shortly before Blinken arrival in Beijing, Biden on On Saturday, he said he hopes to meet President Xi,”over the next several months,” adding that he would want To discuss the “legitimate differences” between China and the United States however also Regions in that the two superpowers can “get along”.
Biden also He downplayed the Chinese balloon incident, saying he did not believe the top Chinese leaders knew where or where the plane was how It is equipped.
“I think she was more Embarrassing than it was intentional.”
