U.S. Institute of Peace

04/30/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/30/2024 08:37

Blinken’s China Trip Shows Both Sides Want to Stabilize Ties

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken traveled to China last week as part of a series of recent high-level contacts between Washington and Beijing. Although no major breakthroughs came out of the trip, it demonstrates that both sides want to prevent bilateral ties from sinking any lower, even as U.S.-China competition continues to intensify.