China’s President Xi Jinping and US secretary of state Antony Blinken meet in Beijing in bid to ease tensions

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China's President Xi Jinping has met US secretary of state Antony Blinken in Beijing - as the world's two biggest economies look to cool rising tensions. Speaking after the 30-minute meeting on Monday, Mr Xi said he hoped that Mr Blinken would make "more positive contributions" to "stabilising" ties between Washington and Beijing, state media reported. Mr Xi, speaking to Mr Blinken while sat at the head of a long conference table in Beijing's Great Hall of the People, also said the two countries had made "progress and reached agreement" on "some specific issues". It comes after Mr Blinken -...