The two rival superpowers are having their most important talks in years. Here are the points of tension.
The Chinese response to the Blinken visit has been somewhat frosty, however.
The US has downplayed any significant announcements coming out of this visit. It seems the only "deliverable" from the meetings, in diplomatic parlance, will be that the meetings have happened at all.Don't expect some sort of breakthrough or transformation in the way that the two deal with one another, said Daniel J Kritenbrink, the State Department's senior East Asia diplomat.
If computer technology is an area destined for fierce competition between the two superpowers, the illicit drug trade may provide more room for co-operation. "This is an absolutely critical and urgent issue for the United States," said Mr Kritenbrink - but it is one that presents its own challenges.After the balloon incident, there were reports that China was considering sending weapons to Russia, where they would be immediately used in the war against Ukraine.
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