US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived in Beijing for his first visit to China under the Biden administration, marking a rare high-level meeting between the two countries in a period of heightened tension. While little is expected to emerge from the talks themselves, the visit helps pave the way for additional meetings, including a potential one-to-one between President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping later this year. The objective is to prevent the relationship from deteriorating further, rather than agreeing on a shared vision for a way ahead, said Drew Thompson, a former US Defense Department official.

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