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    Blinken travels to China amid low expectations and global worries of a new cold war

    In a first visit to China by a member of President Biden's Cabinet, the secretary of state will seek "open lines of communication" with Beijing but no diplomatic breakthrough is expected.
    by Emily Feng Jun 16, 2023 4 minutes
    A members of the Philippine Coast Guard takes part in a simulation during a maritime exercise with Japan and U.S. Coast Guard on June 6, off the coast of Bataan province, western Philippines. The drills that took place in waters facing the South China Sea included maneuverings, maritime law enforcement and search and rescue at sea.

    TAIPEI, Taiwan — Rapprochement or retrenchment? Secretary of State Antony Blinken is headed to Beijing this weekend to meet with senior Chinese officials in a bid to improve cratering U.S.-China relations, even as both countries pursue policies designed to counter the other's influence.

    This is Blinken's first trip to China as secretary of state — the first by a member of President Biden's Cabinet — which he was forced to delay after the discovery, back in February, of a Chinese surveillance balloon in U.S. airspace.

    Here's why this trip matters.

    This is a step toward communication

    American officials are hoping

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