U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has begun a two-day visit to Beijing to discuss relations between the United States and China, with talks aimed at cooling tensions between the two nations. Blinken's visit comes amid a series of disagreements that have implications for global security and stability, including trade with Taiwan, human rights conditions in China and Hong Kong, Chinese military assertiveness in the South China Sea, and Russia's war in Ukraine. Despite both sides agreeing that they want to stop the downward spiral in their relationship, prospects for any significant breakthroughs are slim.

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