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Antony Blinken

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Blinken may meet Xi during final day of talks in Beijing

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to meet China’s top envoy and possibly President Xi Jinping on the final day of his visit to Beijing, aiming to improve strained relations. The talks seek to prevent conflict and reopen communication channels between the two largest economies.

Blinken defends Taiwan after Honduras snaps ties

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated that Taiwan has a “lot to offer” the world, following Honduras’ decision to cut ties with Taiwan and recognise Beijing. Blinken reiterated the US’s One-China policy but said that Taiwan had a role to play in international institutions. Honduras said it changed sides after Taiwan refused to increase financial aid to the country.

Xi condemns US-led ‘suppression of China’: state media

Chinese President Xi Jinping accused the US of “suppression of China” at an annual congress in Beijing, citing unprecedented challenges to China’s economic growth due to western countries’ “containment, encirclement and suppression” of China. The US and China have been at odds over trade, human rights, and military moves around Taiwan. A diplomatic trip to Beijing by US Secretary of State was postponed due to a recent balloon incident.