US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits China | BBC News

The US secretary of State is in China aiming to put relations between the countries on a steadier footing.

Antony Blinken has been in Shanghai holding meetings with business leaders. He's now heading to Beijing for talks with the country's foreign minister, Wang Yi.

Although tensions have eased since last year, disagreements on issues such as trade and security remain.

Blinken is visiting China less than a month before the inauguration of William Lai, the pro-sovereignty president of Taiwan reviled by Beijing, and there are concerns it would lead to a spike in tensions in the Taiwan Strait as well as the larger South China Sea.

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[desireco]

He was greeted by local ambassador and some 3rd ranking government official... this is how important this was...

[bsc]

And Blinken should have brought his own red carpet 🤣

[Libaxaqaranka]

How many times do they need to visit China to convince them into their tricks

[angieerickson]

I don’t get it most of our lawmakers are saying how bad China is and are also saying they are our enemy. My question is if that is so then why do so many run to China and pose for pictures as often as they can?

[JesusisGod-nobi]

There is no red carpet for liars and beggars..

[Zergcerebrates]

China is so busy lately, so many leaders and politicians visiting

[hswtoud]

The USA should stop telling countries what to do or what not to do.

[samaduddin]

America messing with wrong leaders. BRICS with rise.

[micholitzia]

Why is Chinas own development of semiconductor a topic of discussion with the us

[moali]

no high official from Chines side come to receive Blinki, such an insult

[junaidisalam]

so sad to see the U S goes from a Super Power into a Super Bow-er in such an instant...
2 U S officials visited China within a month, uninvited, unwanted by the host...

[matthewyee]

It seems like Bliken and Yellan has fallen in love with China. They are visiting twice in a year, very rare for top US officals to do that.

[adstix]

Mutual distrust behind "warm" smiles and handshakes!

[scottadkins]

Dear Chinese people don't waste your time by speaking to this guy

[linay]

Please Come to China to visit, see it with your own eyes, how people live, how the government is trying their best to keep peace with the world while making their citizen’s life better day by day.

[danis]

The Great China ❤️ Taiwan forever .
Because, genetically speaking, China & Taiwan is absolutely one-blood one heart .

[yunfenglu]

I thought the police car in background was there for this war criminal

[amicizia]

In 2023 alone, the UK imported around 5.2 million barrels of petroleum products from Russian crude oil. Russian-linked fuel was used on one in every 20 flights in the UK.

[jejalam]

Waste of time meeting when one party looks upon the other part as an enemy.

[Patrick-eefl]

Is the reporter okay? He was stuttering a lot.