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US top diplomat Blinken calls for ‘level playing field’ for firms in China

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is on a three-day visit to China [Mark Schiefelbein/AFP]

United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken has called on China to treat US businesses fairly as the top diplomat kicked off a three-day trip aimed at shoring up a recent stabilisation of ties between Washington and Beijing.

Blinken met the Chinese Communist Party secretary for Shanghai, Chen Jining, on Thursday as the sides seek to narrow their differences on thorny issues including Russia, Taiwan and trade.

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