Still, both men said they were pleased with the outcome of the highest-level U.S. Yet Blinken and Xi pronounced themselves satisfied with progress made during the two days of talks, without pointing to specific areas of agreement beyond a mutual decision to return to a broad agenda for cooperation and competition endorsed last year year by Xi and President Joe Biden at a summit in Bali.Īnd, it remained unclear if those understandings can resolve their most important disagreements, many of which have international implications. considers crucial to avoid miscalculation and conflict, particularly over Taiwan. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met on Monday with Chinese President Xi Jinping and said they agreed to “stabilize” badly deteriorated U.S.-China ties, but America’s top diplomat left Beijing with his biggest ask rebuffed: better communications between their militaries.Īfter meeting Xi, Blinken said China is not ready to resume military-to-military contacts, something the U.S. (Leah Millis/Pool Photo via AP)īEIJING - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Monday, June 19, 2023.
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