Blinken’s Contentious China Visit: Sino-American Impasse Remains
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to China in late April 2024 aimed to achieve basic stability in ties despite mutual distrust. China sees an advantage in engaging in a dialogue with the US to reduce pressures on it. The Chinese readout of the meeting emphasized the need for China and the US to be partners rather than rivals, seek common ground, and resolve differences. The US assured China that it adhered to the one-China policy, wanted to avoid conflict, and sought stable development of US-China relations. However, the US also raised concerns about China's non-market economic policies, human rights violations, and support to Russia's defense industry. The outcome of Blinken's visit was not seen as positive, as he was not seen off by any Chinese official on departure.

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