cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/765172

Summary so far:

• US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has met China’s President Xi Jinping as he wraps up a two-day visit to Beijing
• Blinken says he and Xi had “robust conversation” about global affairs, including Russia’s “war of aggression against Ukraine”
• He says he has been seeking to “disabuse” China of the notion the US is “seeking to economically contain them”
• Blinken reiterates that the US does not support Taiwan’s independence - stating it does not wish to change the status quo
• Alleged human rights violations in Xinjiang, Tibet and Hong Kong, as well as the issue of North Korea, were also raised
• Blinken says some parts of the talks were “constructive”, but adds there is “work to do” in other areas
• Blinken earlier spent hours in meetings with Chinese top diplomat Wang Yi and Foreign Minister Qin Gang
• China-US ties have steadily declined due to trade conflicts, tensions over human rights, and Taiwan - among other issues