President Xi Jinping to Meet with U.S. Secretary of State Blinken

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Message for Relationship Improvement · Possibility of APEC Meeting Invitation

Chinese President Xi Jinping is scheduled to meet with U.S. Secretary of State Tony Blinken, who is visiting China, the U.S. State Department spokesperson announced on the afternoon of the 19th.

Blinken, the first U.S. foreign leader to visit China in five years, held talks the previous day with Qin Gang, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister. He then met with Wang Yi, member of the Communist Party Central Political Bureau (Director of the Party Central Foreign Affairs Office) on the same day.

It is rare for a foreign foreign minister to have a one-on-one meeting with President Xi. Previously, he met with then U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during his visit to China in 2018.

There is speculation that President Xi may deliver messages about improving U.S.-China relations and preventing conflicts during this meeting. U.S. President Joe Biden mentioned on the 17th (local time) his hope to meet with President Xi within a few months. Secretary Blinken may also convey an invitation to President Xi to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit to be held in San Francisco in November.

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