Taking note of China-U.S. bilateral relations in recent years, we could conclude that relations between the two most powerful nations in the world have reached disturbing new lows and that might lead to much worse yet to come. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken had described ties between Beijing and Washington, D.C. as “unstable” before embarking on his two-day trip to China’s capital on June 18-19.
Low expectations were set for the trip. However, signs of hope began to emerge during a more than five-hour meeting between Blinken and Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang on the afternoon of June
