China’s President Xi Jinping and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meet in Beijing in bid to ease tensions

China’s President Xi Jinping has met US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Beijing amid rising tensions between the 2 nations.

Speaking after the assembly on Monday, President Xi stated he hoped that Mr Blinken would make “more positive contributions” to stabilising US-China relations, in accordance with state media.

Mr Blinken, who’s in China for his second day of conferences, met with China’s high diplomat earlier on Monday and with overseas minister Qin Gang on Sunday.

It is the primary go to to China by a US Secretary of State in 5 years.

Mr Blinken can also be the highest-level US official to go to China since President Joe Biden took workplace.

The go to had been postponed from earlier within the yr following the spy balloon saga, when a suspected Chinese surveillance system flew over US airspace for a number of days earlier than being shot down.

Mr Blinken’s go to is predicted to usher in a brand new spherical of visits by senior US and Chinese officers – presumably together with a gathering between Presidents Xi and Biden within the coming months.