Chinese President Xi Jinping met with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Beijing in a high-stakes meeting aimed at stabilizing ties between the two nations. Achieving a meeting with Xi was widely perceived as the key measure of the success of Blinken’s visit, as the two nations’ relations have experienced strains over China’s claims on Taiwan, Beijing’s Human Rights record, assertive Chinese military moves in the South China Sea, and technology trade. The two sides appeared to have made little progress on key issues such as Taiwan, trade, human rights, and stemming the flow of chemicals used in the production of the synthetic opioid fentanyl.

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