BEIJING: China urged US secretary of state Antony Blinken on Friday to address rising disagreements or risk a “downward spiral” between the two powers as talks opened in Beijing.
Blinken, paying his second visit to the rival country in less than a year, voiced hope for progress but said he would directly raise areas of difference, which are expected to include Russia, Taiwan, and trade.China’s foreign minister Wang Yi, receiving Blinken at the Diaoyutai state guesthouse in the capital’s ancient gardens, said relations between the world’s two largest economies were “beginning to stabilise” after leaders Joe Biden and Xi Jinping met at a November summit.
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Blinken’s aides previously said he would address a range of concerns including China’s support for Russia, which has rapidly rebuilt its military base two years into its invasion of Ukraine.As he opened the meeting with Wang, Blinken said he would be “very clear, very direct”, but added, “I hope we make some progress on the issues our presidents agreed” on.
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