Blinken begins China trip with light friction


by Radio Free Asia

Radio Free Asia— ‘#China does not hold high expectations for #Blinken’s visit,’ state-run tabloid Global Times said.

CNN—Choose between stability and ‘downward spiral’ China’s foreign minister tells Blinken during Beijing trip. China and the US face a choice between stability and a “downward spiral,” Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told counterpart Antony Blinken on Friday in Beijing, as the American diplomat kicked off a day of meetings with top Chinese officials. Blinken’s trip to China – his second in the space of a year – comes as the two global powers seek to expand communication and stabilize rocky ties, while also navigating a host of thorny issues from China’s support for Russia to its aggression in the South...

KTVZ—Choose between stability and ‘downward spiral’ China’s foreign minister tells Blinken during Beijing trip. By Jennifer Hansler and Simone McCarthy, CNN Beijing (CNN) — China and the US face a choice between stability and a “downward spiral,” Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told counterpart Antony Blinken on Friday in Beijing, as the American diplomat kicked off a day of meetings with top Chinese officials. Blinken’s trip to China –

KIFI—Choose between stability and ‘downward spiral’ China’s foreign minister tells Blinken during Beijing trip. By Jennifer Hansler and Simone McCarthy, CNN Beijing (CNN) — China and the US face a choice between stability and a “downward spiral,” Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told counterpart Antony Blinken on Friday in Beijing, as the American diplomat kicked off a day of meetings with top Chinese officials. Blinken’s trip to China –