US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived in Beijing for two days of talks with senior Chinese officials in an attempt to reduce escalating US-China tensions. Blinken is the highest-level American official to visit China since President Biden took office and the first secretary of state to make the trip in five years. The talks come amid a series of disagreements, including trade with Taiwan, human rights conditions in China, Hong Kong, China's military assertiveness in the South China Sea, and Russia's war in Ukraine. There are slim prospects for a significant breakthrough on the most vexing issues facing the two largest economies.

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