{"id":1950193,"date":"2023-06-17T22:55:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-18T02:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blinken-lands-in-china-on-trip-to-manage-tensions-with-ccp\/"},"modified":"2023-06-17T22:57:26","modified_gmt":"2023-06-18T02:57:26","slug":"blinken-lands-in-china-on-trip-to-manage-tensions-with-ccp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blinken-lands-in-china-on-trip-to-manage-tensions-with-ccp\/","title":{"rendered":"Blinken arrives in China to ease tensions with CCP."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fblinken-lands-in-china-on-trip-to-manage-tensions-with-ccp%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1950193&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"post_content\">\n<div class=\"aplayer_app\" data-source=\"https:\/\/vs1.youmaker.com\/assets\/2023\/0618\/815fd50a-269d-4aae-86a3-7149da702dc6\/audio.mp3?length=4329549&#038;duration=361\"><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Beijing on Sunday after months of urging by the Biden administration for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blinken-lands-in-china-on-trip-to-manage-tensions-with-ccp\/\" title=\"Blinken arrives in China to ease tensions with CCP.\">reestablish normal bilateral communications<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Blinken is the highest-level American official to set foot in China since President Joe Biden took office in 2021, and the first secretary of state to visit since 2018, when his predecessor Mike Pompeo <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/pompeos-visit-to-beijing-tension-filled-amidst-changed-us-china-relations_2684149.html\">visited China<\/a> for one day.<\/p>\n<p>Blinken\u2019s arrival kickstarts two days of meetings with senior Chinese officials for talks on managing U.S.-China tensions. In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/secretary-blinkens-trip-to-the-peoples-republic-of-china-and-the-united-kingdom\/\">statement<\/a> on June 14, the State Department said Blinken \u201cwill discuss the importance of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/again-chinese-foreign-minister-berates-antony-blinken-at-g20-summit\/\" title=\"Again! Chinese Foreign Minister Berates Antony Blinken at G20 Summit\">maintaining open lines<\/a> of communication to responsibly manage the U.S.-PRC relationship.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe will also raise bilateral issues of concern, global and regional matters, and potential cooperation on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blinken-going-to-china-this-week-after-postponing-previous-trip-over-spy-balloon\/\" title=\"Blinken to visit China this week after delaying trip due to spy balloon.\">shared transnational challenges<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Blinken\u2019s trip was previously scheduled in February but it was postponed after Washington <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/chinese-spy-ballon-shot-down-falling-toward-atlantic_5034316.html\">shot down a Chinese surveillance balloon<\/a> flying over U.S. airspace on Feb. 4. Since then, high level communications have been rare.<\/p>\n<p>China has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/china-refusing-talks-with-us-military-at-every-level-pentagon-official_5292360.html\">refused<\/a> regular military communications despite repeated attempts by U.S. officials to engage.<\/p>\n<p>Biden before boarding Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Saturday morning <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/speeches-remarks\/2023\/06\/17\/remarks-by-president-biden-before-air-force-one-departure-28\/\">told<\/a> reporters that he believes \u201cChina has some legitimate difficulties unrelated to the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of the things that that balloon caused was, not so much that it got shot down, but I don\u2019t think the [Chinese] leadership knew where it was and knew what was in it and knew what was going on,\u201d the president said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it was more embarrassing than it was intentional,\u201d he added, possibly pointing to ongoing disunity within the CCP\u2019s ranks between long-waring factions of the party.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd so, I\u2019m hoping that, over the next several months, I\u2019ll be meeting with Xi again and talking about legitimate differences we have but also how there\u2019s areas we can get along.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Over June 18\u201319, Blinken is expected to meet with Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang, China\u2019s top diplomat Wang Yi, and possibly Chinese leader Xi Jinping, U.S. officials said.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5340326\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/06\/18\/id5340326-Beijing-1200x800.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a><br \/>\n\t\tU.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (right) is welcomed by Director General of the Department of North American and Oceanian Affairs of the Foreign Ministry Yang Tao and U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns (left), as he arrives in Beijing, China, on June 18, 2023. (LEAH MILLIS\/POOL\/AFP via Getty Images)<br \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h2>3 Main Objectives<\/h2>\n<p>Speaking at a news conference on Friday before departing for Beijing, Blinken said the trip had three main objectives: Setting up mechanisms for crisis management, advancing U.S. and allies\u2019 interests and speaking directly about related concerns, and exploring areas of potential cooperation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we want to make sure, as we do, that the competition that we have with China doesn\u2019t veer into conflict. The place you start is with communicating,\u201d Blinken said. He said he would also be raising the issue of U.S. citizens detained in China on charges Washington sees as politically motivated.<\/p>\n<p>Prospects for any major breakthroughs are dim as ties between the two countries have already become increasingly strained in recent years over a wide range of issues as the CCP more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/uncertainty-marks-the-sixth-russia-china-alliance-after-five-previous-treaty-breaches_5168331.html\">overtly pursues<\/a> its socialist world view.<\/p>\n<p>But there is an expectation that Blinken\u2019s visit will pave the way for more bilateral meetings in coming months, including possible trips by U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo. It could also set the stage for meetings between Xi and Biden at multilateral summits later in the year.<\/p>\n<p>Concerns mount that the United States and China\u2019s relations may devolve into a kinetic war.<\/p>\n<p>Any escalation between the two largest economies in the world could majorly impact global security and stability on multiple fronts, from financial markets, to trade routes and practices, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cdc-face-masks-dont-prevent-covid-19-study-finds-masks-have-negligible-impact-on-coronavirus-numbers\/\" title=\"CDC: Face masks don\u2019t prevent COVID-19, study finds masks have negligible impact on coronavirus numbers\">global supply chains<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>CCP has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/beijing-implements-new-policies-to-prepare-for-war-secure-power_5079694.html\">preparing<\/a> its military and population for conflict. Twice in the past month, Xi has warned the Chinese people that they must prepare for \u201cextreme scenarios.\u201d Likewise, the regime is attempting to build up its domestic industrial and economic base in order to ensure continued operation in the event of war.<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"morearticles\">\n\t\t\t<strong>Read More<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"post_list\">\n<div class=\"article\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/china-adjusts-martial-law-rules-in-preparation-for-war-experts_5093855.html\">China Adjusts Martial Law Rules in Preparation For War: Experts<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"article\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/large-scale-protests-in-wuhan-pose-unprecedented-threat-to-the-ccp_5064353.html\">Large-Scale Protests in Wuhan Pose Unprecedented Threat to the CCP<\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Amid <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/despite-the-ccps-efforts-protests-in-china-continue_5078091.html\">social<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/chinese-banking-fraud-victims-strive-to-have-their-voices-heard_5170354.html\">instability<\/a> at home, Xi has ordered the regime\u2019s military wing to be ready to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/inside-the-ccps-plan-to-conquer-taiwan-and-then-the-world_4894564.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-summari-detected=\"true\">conquer Taiwan<\/a> by 2027, although it\u2019s unclear if the regime ha<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>visit Beijing in over two years. His visit comes at a crucial time as tensions between the US and China continue to escalate on various fronts, including trade, human rights, and cybersecurity. Blinken&#8217;s aim is to address these issues and establish a constructive dialogue with Chinese officials to promote stability and cooperation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":183,"featured_media":1950194,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[7126,10610,4636,4501,13043,9085],"class_list":["post-1950193","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times","tag-ccp","tag-arrives","tag-blinken","tag-china","tag-ease","tag-tensions"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1950193","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/183"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1950193"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1950193\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1950194"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1950193"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1950193"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1950193"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}