U.S., China top diplomats talk tough amid warnings of new ‘downward spiral’

Published on April 26, 2024

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Friday

The top diplomats of the United States and China held tough talks in Beijing on Friday, as the rival superpowers sought to clarify their growing differences on an array of bilateral and global issues that could further strain the already tense relationship.
While claiming that ties are “beginning to stabilize,” U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, did not mince words when addressing a raft of contentious topics, including trade, Ukraine and Taiwan.

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