New China Foreign Minister Seeks Better US Ties in Blinken Call
- Qin Gang holds phone conversation with US secretary of state
- Blinken says the two discussed maintaining open communication
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New Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang sought better Sino-US ties in a phone conversation with Secretary of State Antony Blinken on New Year’s Day, according to a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing.
Qin, who served as China’s ambassador to the US prior to his new job, looked forward to maintaining a close working relationship with Blinken, the ministry said in the statement Monday. Blinken separately said on Twitter that the two discussed “maintaining open lines of communication.”