Saturday, June 17, 2023

U.S. Secretary Of State Blinken Arrives In Beijing For Talks

 

Washington Post: Blinken arrives in Beijing amid deep fissures in U.S.-China relations 

BEIJING — Antony Blinken became the first secretary of state to visit China in five years on Sunday as he arrived in the country for two days of high-stakes meetings aimed at stabilizing a relationship under historic stress. 

His hosts previewed the tense visit with multiple rebukes of the United States, accusing Washington of engaging in “irresponsible bullying” and living under the “illusion” it could deal with China from a “position of strength.” 

China’s foreign minister, Qin Gang, warned Blinken that he should “show respect” during a pre-trip phone call, and made clear his view that Washington alone was responsible for the abysmal state of relations. 

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WNU Editor: U.S. Secretary Of State Blinken has gone to China to de-escalate tensions. The big question that remains unanswered is .... will Chinese President Xi meet the US Secretary during his visit? 

U.S. Secretary Of State Blinken Arrives In Beijing For Talks 

Blinken arrives Beijing on high-stakes mission to cool soaring US-China tensions -- AP  

Blinken lands in China on rare trip with hopes low for any breakthrough -- Reuters  

Blinken visits China vowing to raise ‘real concerns’ but with low expectations for breakthroughs -- CNN  

Why is US Secretary of State Antony Blinken going to China? -- Al Jazeera

10 comments:

Anonymous said...

The gays have sapped our will to assault the Dagu Forts.

Also Nicholas Maduro.

RussInSoCal said...

I sincerely hope that this trip nets something tangible for the benefit of the US and not another humiliation that they come back from and declare, "We had frank dialogue and made progress". (which means the Biden delegation were treated like children and sent home with nothing but Chinese laughter)

Anonymous said...

Yes, Remember the Chinese and American meeting in Anchorage two years ago. What a disaster.

Anonymous said...

Blinkie in China to beg for help.

Anonymous said...

Blink is incompetent. Nothing good will come from this visit.

Anonymous said...

Too bad they didn't greet him with balloons.

Anonymous said...

To the back of the passport queue in the tourist section.

Anonymous said...

Trump did it better and told them how great N. Korea is

Anonymous said...

Why would Xi meet with this Blinken dick head.

Anonymous said...

no. better he meet with the leader of N. Korea, a leader adored by former president and indicted ex Trump