Xi tells Blinken US and China ‘should be partners and not rivals’ as Beijing sets out red lines
Chinese president Xi Jinping told US secretary of state Antony Blinken that their countries “should be partners and not rivals” shortly after Beijing warned Washington against crossing its red lines in high-stakes meetings aimed at stabilising relations between the world’s two largest economies.
Mr Xi met Mr Blinken before the American diplomat concluded his three-day visit to Beijing on Friday, an unexpected direct meeting
