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Blinken meets senior Chinese officials in Beijing

The trip comes as part of an effort to stabilize ties and restore normal channels of communication.

Axios

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken begins rare China trip

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has begun meetings in Beijing, the first top American diplomat to visit China in five years.

The New Daily

Blinken seeks to warm up frosty US-China relations in high-stakes Beijing trip

The US secretary of state’s visit will cover a wide range of issues such as trade with Taiwan, Ukraine and Beijing’s military assertiveness in the South China Sea – but officials have sought to play down the chance of a thaw

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Blinken arrives in Beijing in bid to cool soaring US-China tensions

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Beijing early Sunday on a high-stakes diplomatic mission to try to cool exploding U.S.-China tensions that have set many around the world on edge.

France 24

Antony Blinken has started meetings in Beijing, aiming to cool US-China tensions

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Beijing early Sunday on a high-stakes diplomatic mission to try to cool exploding U.S.-China tensions that have set many around the world on edge.

WEKU

‘A real conversation’: Blinken has ‘constructive’ talks in China

Top US diplomat meets his Chinese counterpart in Beijing during the highest-level official visit in five years.

Al Jazeera

Blinken lands in China on delayed mission to stabilize ties

Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Beijing on Sunday morning for a whirlwind diplomatic trip as the Biden administration seeks to stabilize strained ties between the world’s two biggest economies.

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Biden makes light of spy-balloon incident while lobbying to meet with China’s Xi

Joe Biden defends Beijing's leadership, saying he believes Premier Xi wouldn't have known about the spy balloon that drifted across the US

The New Daily

Blinken due on rare Beijing visit in bid to lower temperature

BEIJING - Secretary of State Antony Blinken was due in China on Sunday for the highest-level trip by a US official in nearly five years as the rival powers look to lower the temperature after soaring tensions.

Bangkok Post

Blinken set to land in China on delayed trip to stabilize ties

Secretary of State Antony Blinken will arrive in Beijing on Sunday for a whirlwind diplomatic trip as the Biden administration seeks to stabilize strained ties between the world’s two biggest economies.

Tribune News Service

Biden calls spy balloon ‘embarrassing’ for China ahead of Blinken talks in Beijing

President Biden made the comments ahead of Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s high-profile diplomatic visit to Beijing

The Independent UK

US tycoons flock to China despite fraying ties

From Elon Musk to Bill Gates and Apple chief Tim Cook, some of America’s biggest business titans have been heading to Beijing, seemingly defying the barrage of doomsayer narratives about US-China friction.

Bangkok Post

China’s Xi and ‘old friend’ Bill Gates meet in Beijing

Xi Jinping has held talks with Bill Gates - the Chinese president's first meeting with a foreign entrepreneur in years.

The New Daily

Xi Jinping calls Bill Gates an ‘old friend’ as he welcomes him to China—as Beijing matches his foundation’s $50 million gift to Chinese research

“I’m excited to visit with partners who have been working on global health and development challenges,” Gates tweeted as he landed in Beijing.

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The Independent UK

Blinken stresses need for better US-Chinese communications as he heads to Beijing

Shortly before setting out for Beijing, Secretary of State Antony Blinken is emphasizing the importance of the U.S. and China establishing better lines of communication

WEKU

Blinken travels to China amid low expectations and global worries of a new cold war

In a first visit to China by a member of President Biden's Cabinet, the secretary of state will seek "open lines of communication" with Beijing but no diplomatic breakthrough is expected.

France 24

Cost of importing food set to reach new high of nearly $2 trillion

BUSINESS DAILY - Friday, 16.06.2023: The cost of importing food is expected to reach nearly $2 trillion this year, with inflation increasing hunger and starvation in poorer nations. Also, prior to next week's Paris Air Show, French President Emmanuel Macron is announcing investments in greener ways to fly. Plus, we…

The Independent UK

China condemns EU Parliament's resolution on Hong Kong's shrinking freedoms

China’s Foreign Ministry has condemned a resolution passed by the European Parliament concerning Hong Kong's shrinking rights to free speech

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The Independent UK

Palestinian leader Abbas ends China trip after backing Beijing's crackdown on Muslim minorities

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has wrapped up a trip to China, after seeking economic aid and voicing support for Beijing's repressive policies toward its Muslim minorities

Chicago Tribune

Editorial: China and Cuba are getting closer. Now is the time for Biden to reengage with Havana

Few countries in the Western Hemisphere have evoked for Americans the spirit of the Monroe Doctrine as much as has Cuba. For years, the Soviets used the island nation 103 miles off the coast of Florida as a listening post, and, in 1962, they brought the world to the brink…

Al Jazeera

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

Expectations are modest for Beijing and Washington in attempt to improve relations after a particularly bumpy year.

Zenger

China ETFs Climb On Hopes Of Better US Relations As State Department Confirms Blinken’s Beijing Visit

Hope is building up across the Pacific

Bangkok Post

Thai stocks decline again despite US rate hike pause

Domestic political uncertainties continue to weigh on the Thai stock market, with the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) index sliding further yesterday, ignoring the pause in US interest rate hikes and Beijing's fresh rate cut.

The Guardian - US

Blinken visit seeks to ease fraught US relationship with China

US secretary of state’s visit comes amid tense exchanges as China’s foreign minister says US should respect the ‘Taiwan issue’

The Hindu

A media war with no winners

Neither New Delhi nor Beijing stands to gain by involving journalists in their larger disputes

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