{"id":1950520,"date":"2023-06-18T17:20:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-18T21:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blinken-chinese-foreign-minister-hold-candid-talks-in-beijing\/"},"modified":"2023-06-18T17:21:51","modified_gmt":"2023-06-18T21:21:51","slug":"blinken-chinese-foreign-minister-hold-candid-talks-in-beijing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blinken-chinese-foreign-minister-hold-candid-talks-in-beijing\/","title":{"rendered":"Blinken, Chinese FM Engage in &#8216;Frank&#8217; Talks in Beijing"},"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-chinese-foreign-minister-hold-candid-talks-in-beijing%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=1950520&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\/efb02c67-d46c-4c8e-bf73-821de7b3dcf0\/audio.mp3?length=8085645&#038;duration=674\"><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<h2>U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken Holds &#8220;Candid&#8221; Talk with Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang<\/h2>\n<p>U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken had a &#8220;candid&#8221; talk with Chinese foreign minister Qin Gang in Beijing on June 17, marking the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-talks-oil-with-venezuela-in-rare-face-to-face-meeting\/\" title=\"White House Talks Oil With Venezuela In Rare Face-To-Face Meeting\">highest-level visit<\/a> to China by a U.S. official since President Joe Biden took office. The two-day visit has drawn criticism, with experts and U.S. lawmakers questioning the decision to engage with China.<\/p>\n<p>During their meeting, Blinken emphasized the importance of diplomacy and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blinken-chinese-foreign-minister-hold-candid-talks-in-beijing\/\" title=\"Blinken, Chinese FM Engage in 'Frank' Talks in Beijing\">maintaining open channels<\/a> of communication to reduce the risk of misperception and miscalculation. The Secretary raised a number of issues of concern, although specifics were not provided.<\/p>\n<p>Blinken also extended an invitation to Qin to visit Washington, and both sides agreed to schedule a reciprocal visit at a mutually suitable time. The meetings were described as &#8220;candid, substantive, and constructive,&#8221; although expectations for major breakthroughs were low.<\/p>\n<h3>Tensions over Taiwan<\/h3>\n<p>One of the prominent issues discussed was Taiwan, which Chinese foreign ministry described as &#8220;the core of China&#8217;s core interests&#8221; and &#8220;the most consequential issue&#8221; in U.S.-China ties. China has been increasingly aggressive towards Taiwan, with escalated military harassment and threats of annexation.<\/p>\n<p>Despite these tensions, the United States maintains robust ties with Taiwan under the Taiwan Relations Act, which obliges it to provide support for Taiwan&#8217;s defense.<\/p>\n<h3>China&#8217;s Aggression and U.S. Weakness<\/h3>\n<p>China&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-ends-military-climate-dialogue-with-u-s-over-pelosis-trip-to-taiwan\/\" title=\"China Ends Military, Climate Dialogue With U.S. Over Pelosi\u2019s Trip to Taiwan\">recent aggressive actions<\/a>, such as operating a base with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blinken-meets-chinese-foreign-minister-in-a-rare-trip-to-beijing-amid-criticism-and-dim-hopes-for-progress\/\" title=\"Blinken visits Beijing amidst criticism and low expectations for progress, meets Chinese Foreign Minister.\">intelligence-collecting capabilities<\/a> in Cuba and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-claims-spy-balloon-floating-over-us-nuclear-sites-is-for-scientific-research\/\" title=\"China Claims Spy Balloon Floating Over US Nuclear Sites Is for 'Scientific Research'\">spy balloon incident<\/a>, have raised concerns about the United States&#8217; approach to engaging with China. Critics argue that the United States is operating from a position of weakness and should prioritize protecting American interests.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Biden administration has pursued talks with China, aiming to build on the productive discussion between President Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping in November. The recent revelation of China&#8217;s base in Cuba did not scuttle the talks, raising questions about the United States&#8217; approach.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the criticism and low expectations for major breakthroughs, Blinken&#8217;s visit to China signals ongoing efforts by the United States to engage with Beijing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>foot in China since President Joe Biden took office, emphasized the importance of open communication during his visit. Despite concerns, he engaged in a frank discussion with his Chinese counterpart, Qin Gang. This two-day trip has sparked controversy, with experts and lawmakers questioning its wisdom. Nonetheless, Blinken&#8217;s visit signifies a commitment to dialogue between the two nations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2133,"featured_media":1950521,"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":[4290,4636,4117,16513,5988,3745],"class_list":["post-1950520","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times","tag-beijing","tag-blinken","tag-chinese","tag-engage","tag-frank","tag-talks"],"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\/1950520","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\/2133"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1950520"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1950520\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1950521"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1950520"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1950520"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1950520"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}