Top US diplomat Antony Blinken is likely to reschedule an aborted visit to China in the coming weeks, officials say, as the two powers try again to put a cap on tensions
US top diplomat's visit is intended by Washington to be a major step toward what President Joe Biden has called a "thaw" in ties between the world's two largest economies.Tensions have soared in recent years between the world's two largest economies on a host of issues. / Photo: Reuters
A US official said on condition of anonymity on Tuesday that Blinken was expected to reschedule his visit to China in the coming weeks but stressed that no date had been set. But both countries gave a positive assessment of a recent visit to Beijing by senior US officials, which included Daniel Kritenbrink, the top US diplomat for East Asia who also arranged Blinken's previously planned trip.
"Our viewpoint is that there is no substitute for in-person meetings or engagements, whether they be in Washington or Beijing, to carry forward our discussion," Patel told reporters.
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