Antony Blinken, the U.S. Secretary of State, is scheduled to visit Beijing this weekend amid a series of diplomatic tensions between the two countries. This trip marks the first time a Secretary of State has visited China since 2018 and the first time a cabinet-level official has made the trip since 2019. Despite the “crucial time” in the relationship, senior U.S. officials do not have high expectations for major breakthroughs during the visit. Rather, they hope to manage competition in a responsible manner and enhance communication channels with China.
Blinken’s visit follows a series of carefully orchestrated meetings between U.S. and Chinese officials over the past several weeks. Relations between the two nations have suffered since the February shootdown of a Chinese surveillance balloon that entered American airspace, which led to the cancellation of Blinken’s previously planned trip to Beijing.
While the number of official interactions between the U.S. and China has increased, there have also been uncomfortable revelations. The Biden administration recently acknowledged that China has established surveillance posts in Cuba, just 100 miles from the United States’ southeastern border. The U.S. raised concerns privately with the Cuban government about the issue but did not provide additional details.
Despite these tensions, there have been private efforts by the Biden administration to impede, slow, and even stop some of China’s attempts to enhance its intelligence gathering and military operations worldwide. However, China has made provocative moves, including two dangerous military interactions with the U.S. The Chinese government continues to take steps that the U.S. considers provocative, including those in the Taiwan Strait and South China Sea.
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