US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks in Chicago, Illinois, in January. America’s top diplomat is expected to visit China on February 5-6. Photo: AFP
Amid reports Blinken will meet Xi in China, US says visit aims to avoid ‘something more dangerous’
- State Department, coy on top American envoy’s Beijing schedule, stresses both ‘collaborative’ and ‘potentially conflictual elements’ to be discussed
- US seeks to ensure that the competition at the heart of its relationship with China ‘isn’t in a position to spiral into conflict’, says spokesman
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks in Chicago, Illinois, in January. America’s top diplomat is expected to visit China on February 5-6. Photo: AFP
