US-China rift eases after Blinken trip, but frictions remain

US-China rift eases after Blinken trip, but frictions remain
US secretary of state Antony Blinken at a media conference. (Image: Bloomberg)
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By Iain Marlow The US and China agreed to boost dialog but tensions lingered after secretary of state Antony Blinken became the highest-level American official to visit Beijing in five years, as the world’s largest economies seek to put frayed ties on more stable footing.  “My hope and expectation is we’ll have better communications, better engagement going forward,” Blinken told reporters in Beijing in a press conference that capped two days of meetings in Beijing, including with President Xi Jinping. Still, h...

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