Meeting with Blinken
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang visited America
October 24, 2023, 1:34 am
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After several years, there is another Chinese state visit to the United States: Foreign Minister Wang Yi is expected in Washington this week. The talks are unlikely to be just about bilateral tensions.
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken is hosting his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Washington this week. Wang will be in the US capital from Thursday to Saturday, senior US officials said. The visit could signal Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to the US later this year.
Wang is the highest-ranking Chinese visitor to Washington in nearly five years. The past few months have seen many interactions between the US and China. A US official said the two rival superpowers were trying to manage tensions “responsibly”. Details of Wang’s visit plans were not initially given. It was also initially unclear whether US President Joe Biden would welcome Wang Yi. The Chinese President welcomed US Secretary of State Blinken during his visit to Beijing in June.
He then also extended an invitation to the then Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang, which he accepted. However, five weeks later, Beijing announced the removal of the gangs. He was replaced by Wang Yi, who held the position. Wang’s visit will certainly help prepare for President Xi’s visit to the US, which is likely to take place in San Francisco in mid-November during the next Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit.
Talks between US Secretary of State Blinken and Wang will focus on the recent rapprochement between China and Russia, the war in Ukraine and, above all, the war between Israel and the radical Islamist Palestinian organization Hamas. Points of contention between Washington and Beijing include trade restrictions, the Taiwan question and Beijing’s actions in the South China Sea.
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