Blinken meets Xi in Beijing as U.S. and China seek to reset frosty ties

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Open this photo in gallery: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, June 19, 2023.LEAH MILLIS/The Associated Press China’s leader Xi Jinping met top U.S. diplomat Antony Blinken in Beijing on Monday, as the two superpowers seek to put relations back on track after they were derailed by a Chinese spy balloon earlier this year. Ahead of Mr. Blinken’s visit to the Chinese capital, the first by a U.S. secretary of state since 2018, Washington had been keen to downplay expectations, with officials saying simply...