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Official visit opened US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken in China, The Paper reported.
The two-day visit is said to be Blinken's first visit to China as Secretary of State. It should be noted that the head of the Foreign Ministry will meet with Foreign Minister Qin Gang. It was previously reported that Blinken expected to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said Blinken plans to discuss other issues with his colleagues during a visit to China on June 18-19. , prospects for a peaceful settlement of the conflict in Ukraine. During his visit to China, Blinken will “raise real concerns” with Chinese officials, including the conflict in Ukraine, CNN reported.
Blinken reportedly had a separate phone conversation with the minister before the start Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin. A U.S. State Department spokesman said Blinken discussed regional priorities with the two leaders and also reiterated each country's continued support for Ukraine's sovereignty.
Earlier, after the downed Chinese balloon incident over the U.S., Blinken canceled an already arranged visit to China, after which Beijing did not express willingness to accept it for a long time.