Blinken arrives in Beijing for high-stakes diplomatic mission to cool US-China tensions

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US secretary of state Anthony Blinken was to begin two days of talks with senior Chinese officials in the afternoon. Photograph: Leah Millis/via AP US secretary of state Antony Blinken arrived in Beijing early on Sunday on a high-stakes diplomatic mission to try cool exploding US-China tensions that have set many around the world on edge. Mr Blinken was to begin two days of talks with senior Chinese officials in the afternoon. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Beijing on Sunday. He is the first top American diplomat to visit China in five years. (Reuters) He is the...