BREAKING: Blinken meet Xi Jinping in Beijing (Beijing 4.56pm / Washington DC 4.56am)

Chinese President Xi Jinping is meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony John Blinken (Beijing 4.56pm / Washington DC 4.56am / London 9.56am), just around 17 hours after Secretary Blinken meet Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang (7.5 hours meeting). Also just around 8 hours after Secretary Blinken meet former Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. U.S. and China seek to ease tensions that could spiral into wider conflict. They have been under growing pressure by other nations to tamp down their rivalry.

President Xi said state-to-state interactions should always be based on mutual respect and sincerity. Hope this visit by Secretary Blinken could make positive contributions to stabilizing relations. Both sides agreed to continue advancing consultations through the joint working group to address specific issues in the relations. Both sides agreed to jointly implement the important common understandings reached by President Joe Biden and President Xi Jinping in Bali (Gran Melia Hotel Bali, marginal meeting/corridor talk, November 14th, ahead G20 Summit in Bali Indonesia), effectively manage differences, and advance dialogue, exchanges and cooperation.

Another sign of a thaw in frozen US-China relationship, on detail meeting U.S. and China, after balloon spy saga and also research-simulation war by CSIS about potential war China - Taiwan 2026: 

1}The US Food and Drug Administration FDA met up with China’s counterpart.

2}US climate envoy John Forbes Kerry met China counterparts via video conference.

3}Gina Raymondo 7 weeks ago in Beijing with China’s counterpart Minister Wang Wentao.

4}Secretary Defense Lloyd Austin III meet-handshake Chinese Minister of Defense Li Shangfu in Singapore (also dinner in same table, VIP TABLE 1 IISS-Shangri-La Dialogue, also same table: PM Australia Anthony Norman Albanese). But canceled to meet “only two sides” in separate rooms/canceled bilateral meeting face-to-face. 

(June 20th, 1963. 60 years minus 1 day, US failed to create same hotline with China).

“What is the harm in listening a bit more.” A lack communication between two superpowers.

5}Elon Musk met FM Chinese Qin Gang (Qin was Chinese Ambassador for U.S.) 4 weeks ago

6}Current Chinese Ambassador for US Xie Fang met US ambassador for China Burns, met Henry Kissinger, met Danny Russel (Asia Policy), met Richard Haas (President of Council Foreign Relation).

7}June 14, FM Qin Gang spoke with Secretary Blinken on the phone. Secretary Blinken will visit China from June 18 to 19.

8}Bill Gates will meet President Xi Jinping (June 16th).

9}Secretary Blinken meet FM Chinese Qin Gang (June 18th) and today (June 19th) meet (in early morning) former FM Chinese Wang Yi, then meet Chinese President Xi Jinping. 

No Decoupling

Two sides had a long period of candid, in-depth and constructive communication on the overall relationship between China and the United States and related important issues.

Side-by-side seating between President Xi Jinping and former US Secretary of State: with John Forbes Kerry, with Rex Wayne Tillerson, and Michael Richard “Mike” Pompeo. Currently, Pompeo (well-known) very hate China and very hate Xi Jinping.

Today, between Blinken and Xi Jinping: not side-by-side. A bit tension after CSIS 2026 research/simulation Taiwan - China War 2026, and after balloon spy saga.

The two sides agreed to continue to advance consultations on the guiding principles of China-US relations. The two sides agreed to continue to advance the China-US Joint Working Group consultations to resolve specific issues in China-US relations. The two sides also exchanged views on major international and regional issues of common concern."

Around 9.46pm Beijing / 9.46am DC, Blinken’s China gambit is end. Preparing for takeoff

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