![]() has locked onto China as its biggest strategic rival. And he says despite the talks this weekend, he's pessimistic about overall relations.įENG: He's saying right now, the most important thing is that the U.S. I spoke to Zhu Feng, an international relations professor at Nanjing University in China, about this. and Chinese goods, export controls to China, human rights concerns. and China disagree on? There are so many. sometime.įADEL: What about all the issues the U.S. And China's foreign minister, Qin Gang, said yesterday when he was meeting Blinken that he plans to visit the U.S. and China have agreed to schedule more flights between the two countries already. But it's going to be hard because neither leader wants to be seen as caving to the other side or accommodating the other side's demands or wishes.įENG: So this week is a start to high-level exchanges on the diplomatic level, and both countries are hoping this paves the way for more meetings. RYAN HASS: The trip is the initial stage of an exploratory process to try to determine if there is, you know, mutual intent to moderate the relationship. And I spoke to Ryan Hass, a former National Security Council staffer on China during the Obama administration, about this. ![]() But at least the fact that these two people and these two countries are meeting is a sign that they can talk about their differences. and China disagree on, many of which came up today in Blinken's meetings with China's top diplomat, Wang Yi, for example. And there's still a lot of substantive issues the U.S. State Department has been really careful to set low expectations for this trip. He wants the US side to be ready to welcome him when he gets to California.įADEL: So is this a sign that the acrimony we've seen in the U.S.-China relationship will decrease?įENG: It's a potential start. And he wants to make sure he's good with the U.S. And China has an interest in improving relations, as well, because Xi Jinping is expected to go to San Francisco in November for an Asia-Pacific leaders meeting. And also, the two countries want to maintain peace in Taiwan, this island China claims as its own but which does have close ties to the U.S. also wants China to control the export of fentanyl-related related from China. ![]() said Blinken wants to raise in a meeting like this include restarting high-level military communications between the two countries. Hi, Emily.įADEL: So what do we know about Blinken's meeting with China's leader, Xi Jinping, right now?įENG: Yeah. Is that happening?įADEL: Joining us to discuss is NPR international correspondent Emily Feng. says he's in China to open lines of communication between the two global powers. ![]() Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in China and just met with China's president, Xi Jinping.īlinken's trip is the first such visit in five years and comes at a low point in the relationship, the lowest in decades, actually. ![]()
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