Blinken and Xi pledge to stabilize U.S.-China relations in rare Beijing talks
2023-06-20 09:38:20 source:CNBC
June 19, 2023
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday ended a high-stakes visit to Beijing with an unexpected meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
The latter stressed the importance of steady relations between the two nations after a period of simmering tensions.
During the meeting at the Diaoyutai state guest house — which lasted 35 minutes, according to the U.S. State Department — Xi said that the world needed a "generally stable" China-U.S. relationship, according to a translated readout from China's foreign ministry.
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