Secretary of State Antony Blinken will arrive in Beijing on Sunday for a whirlwind diplomatic trip as the Biden administration seeks to stabilize strained ties between the world’s two biggest economies.
The top U.S. diplomat, whose previous attempt to visit China in February was scrapped at the last minute when the U.S. revealed that an alleged Chinese spy balloon was floating over American territory, will have a series of meetings with senior officials over the two days that he’s on the ground.
He will meet Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang on Sunday with his traveling delegation, followed by a smaller meeting and then a dinner, according to a senior State Department official who briefed reporters in Tokyo en route to China. Blinken may also have a meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping and deliver remarks at a news conference before he departs.
