SHANGHAI: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on Thursday (Apr 25) on the United States and China to manage their differences "responsibly" as he went on a charm offensive ahead of expected tough talks.
SHANGHAI: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on Thursday on the United States and China to manage their differences"responsibly" as he went on a charm offensive ahead of expected tough talks.Blinken's visit to Shanghai
"We have an obligation for our people - indeed an obligation to the world - to manage the relationship between our two countries responsibly." The country's financial capital, Shanghai is often a stepping stone to power in China, with President Xi Jinping previously serving briefly in the city., they saw each other in a meeting announced at the last minute.
Such softer diplomacy, once a staple of US-China relations, would have been unimaginable until recently, with hawks in both countries previously speaking of an emerging new Cold War.
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