Blinken lands in China on rare trip with hopes low for any breakthrough

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Open this photo in gallery: Secretary of State Antony Blinken in the East Room of the White House, in Washington on June 13, 2023.HAIYUN JIANG/The New York Times News Service U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinkenm has arrived in Beijing, the first top American diplomat to visit China in five years, amid frosty bilateral ties and dim prospects for any breakthrough on the long list of disputes between the world’s two largest economies. Having postponed a February trip after a suspected Chinese spy balloon flew over U.S. airspace, Blinken is set to become the highest-ranking U.S. government official to visit...