The US Secretary of State arrived in China on an official visit
The US Secretary of State is also likely to meet with the Chinese President—Photo: Reuters
Shanghai: US Secretary of State Anthony Blanken arrived in Shanghai on an official visit amid fears of tensions with China after the US approved an aid package for Taiwan.
According to the report of foreign news agency Reuters, US Secretary of State Anthony Blanken has arrived in Shanghai at a time when relations between the US and China are facing risks of instability due to the deterioration of unresolved issues, but he tried to improve through this visit. is going
Anthony Blanken will meet with business leaders before leaving for Beijing on Friday to meet his Chinese counterpart, Foreign Minister Wang Yi, and is also expected to meet with President Xi Jinping in Beijing.
The US Secretary of State’s visit to China is the latest example of high-level contacts between the two rival countries, in addition to the exchange of working groups, military delegations, but relations between the two countries became extremely strained at the beginning of last year.
Despite modest progress by Chinese and American officials to improve relations, differences between the two countries have intensified over Russia’s support for the war in Taiwan and Ukraine.
Alfred Wu, an associate professor at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy in Singapore, said the visit is unlikely to lead to a clear improvement in relations between the two countries, but both countries want to maintain contact to avoid unpleasant situations.
It should be noted that before Anthony Blanken’s visit to China, the US House has approved a military aid bill for Taiwan, including a ban on the Chinese company Tik Tok.
Earlier this month, US Treasury Secretary Jet Yellen visited Beijing and the industrial hub of southern Guangzhou, and last week Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin held a telephone conversation with his Chinese counterpart after a year and a half absence. what was
US efforts to restore ties with China include President Joe Biden’s National Security Adviser Jack Sloan’s contacts with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
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