2023-06-19 07:41:00
US Secretary of State Tony Blincoln (left) and China’s No. 1 diplomatic line, Wang Yi, a member of the Central Political Bureau of the Communist Party, shake hands in Beijing, China on the 19th. Shinhwa Yonhap News
The US State Department announced that US Secretary of State Tony Blincoln, who is visiting China, will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping at 4:30 pm (5:30 pm Korean time) on the 19th.
On the 18th, Minister Blincoln, who visited China for 2 days and 1 night, had a meeting with Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang. During this visit to China, there is an expectation that a meeting between Minister Blincoln and President Xi may be held.
The US Secretary of State’s visit to China is the first in nearly five years since then-Secretary Mike Pompeo’s visit to China in October 2018, during the Donald Trump administration. After Minister Blincoln’s visit to China was postponed indefinitely due to the ‘balloon conflict’ in February, the international community’s attention is focused on whether the relationship between the two countries, which has reached its worst over Taiwan and semiconductor issues, can make a breakthrough with this meeting. there is.
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