Blinken's Meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Aims to Avoid Military Conflict.

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Blinken's Meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Aims to Avoid Military Conflict.
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang in Beijing for five and a half hours of talks aimed at stabilizing the relationship between the two countries. Both sides expressed a desire to stop the downward spiral in the relationship, but there are still profound differences. Blinken will also meet with China's top diplomat Wang Yi and possibly President Xi Jinping on Monday. The US hopes to establish better lines of communication with China to avoid misunderstandings that could lead to conflict.

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