The top U.S. diplomat began a two-day trip amid accusations from Beijing that Washington alone is to blame for the historic rupture in relations.
The White House has indicated that Blinken’s trip could unlock meetings between U.S. and Chinese officials, including a leader-to-leader engagement with Xi.
The first meeting between U.S. and Chinese officials at Beijing’s famed Diaoyutai State Guesthouse was a large affair, with Blinken and nine of his aides staring across the room from Qin, the foreign minister, and eight of his aides. The meeting lasted an hour longer than scheduled.
After their initial meeting Sunday, Blinken and Qin resumed discussions during a working dinner at the lavish guesthouse complex, which also hosted President Richard M. Nixon a half-century ago during his historic outreach to China. Then, the United States had driven the push for engagement with China — but the power dynamic has shifted dramatically in the intervening decades.
Facing an economic slowdown, record youth unemployment and an anemic investment climate, Chinese officials are keen to host Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo to address U.S. technology restrictions on China and other economic matters. As part of this pro-business push, Xi
On Saturday, Chinese state media and commentators continued to tamp down excitement over Blinken’s arrival. The state-run Global Times, which is blocked in China, that Blinken should “listen carefully to what [China] says” during his visit. Rep. Mike Gallagher , the chairman of the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, in a column for the Wall Street Journal.Michael McCaul , the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, criticized Blinken for not imposing new penalties and export controls on China, and instead pursuing “fruitless talks.”
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