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According to the Washington Post website on June 14, US Secretary of State Anthony Brinken will visit China this week, which indicates that the relationship between Beijing and Washington is improving.
This trip will be Antony Blinken's first visit to China as Secretary of State, as well as the first visit to China by a US Secretary of State in the past five years. "Face to face talks are irreplaceable," Assistant Secretary of State Conda, responsible for East Asian and Pacific affairs, told reporters on the 14th
In the following months, there were conflicts between the two sides over a series of dangerous encounters between the military forces in Taiwan, Ukraine, and China and the United States.
▲ US Secretary of State Antony Blinken
The website of the New York Times reported on June 14 that both the US and Chinese governments hoped that Antony Blinken's visit would lead to a series of visits by senior US officials to China this summer. Potential visitors include Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Commerce Secretary Gina Raymond, and climate envoy John Kerry.
The report states that the two governments view high-level diplomacy as a potential way to resolve years of tense relations.
Kurt Campbell, a senior White House official in charge of Asian affairs, said, "Now is the time for intensive diplomacy. This is not a strategic shift, nor is it new to the US governance strategy."
Reuters said on June 14 that US officials said on the 14th that Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to China is not expected to bring about a major breakthrough in US China relations, but will promote the establishment of open communication channels to ensure that competition with China does not escalate into conflict.
Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Conda, said, "We will not go to Beijing with the idea of hoping to achieve some breakthrough or change in the way the two countries interact."
Kangda said, "We will go to Beijing with a realistic and confident attitude, and sincerely hope to manage the competition between the two countries as responsibly as possible."
Kangda said that the primary goal of Antony Blinken's visit to China will be to have "frank, direct and constructive" discussions with China, but he was cautious about the prospect of progress.
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He said, "We will have a serious and fulfilling agenda, but our goal is to focus on the most important goals, not necessarily achieve a long string of results."
The article on Bloomberg News website commented on June 15 that "Antony Blinken's actions in China are of great importance and low expectations".
The article said that Antony Blinken was going to China to carry out a mission of great importance and low expectations. When the two largest economies in the world have a dispute, it is not a small matter.
Recently, there has been a lot of friction, including the Chinese balloon shot down by Biden's order and some unsettling military encounters in the Pacific.
The article also said that during the two-day visit, Blinken and Chinese officials had a long list of potential issues to resolve: Taiwan, trade disputes, the Russia-Ukraine conflict, and the U.S. ban on exporting advanced technology to China.
There have been some friendly gestures between the two countries. White House National Security Assistant Jack Sullivan met with Wang Yi, a member of the Politburo and Director of the Central Foreign Affairs Office of the Communist Party of China, in Vienna last month.
The article also states that these fragile threads may not be able to maintain crisis communication during the most intense times of confrontation. Restoring personal relationships - diplomacy often relies on such relationships in many cases - will bring some important benefits. Antony Blinken's visit may help to make the world feel a little relaxed.
On June 15th, the website of the Russian newspaper "Shimbun" reported that this visit was a "journey of braking.".
The report states that despite a series of issues and contradictions, representatives from the United States and China still have contact. There have been clear signs in recent weeks. After all the meetings, the US representative tirelessly repeated a sentence - "Maintaining smooth communication channels is crucial for both countries.". Obviously, Antony Blinken's trip to China on June 18 is a continuation of this policy.
Alexander Lomanov, deputy director of the Institute of World Economy and International Relations of the Russian Academy of Sciences, said: "The greatest expectation for Antony Blinken's visit to China is to prevent further deterioration of Sino US relations for a period of time - preferably by the end of this year."