US Secretary of State Blinken Set to Travel to Beijing for Talks in Coming Weeks
- Visit would come as fresh tensions flare between US, China
- Exact timing of Blinken’s trip to Beijing remains fluid
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken plans to visit China in the coming weeks for talks with top officials, possibly including President Xi Jinping, people familiar with the matter said, as the US looks to resume high-level communication despite continued tensions.
Blinken had planned to visit Beijing in February but scrapped the trip after the US identified what it said was a Chinese spy balloon crossing over the continental US. The exact timing for Blinken’s visit is still fluid, according to the people, who asked not to be identified discussing private deliberations.