US, China still at odds after Blinken's first day of meetings

Open this photo in gallery: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, centre, walks with Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang, right, at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China, on June 18.LEAH MILLIS/The Associated Press The United States and China have failed to overcome their most serious disagreements but were able to discuss them in a potentially constructive way and have agreed to continue talks, U.S. and Chinese officials said Sunday. U.S. officials said Secretary of State Antony Blinken was able during a nearly six-hour meeting to secure a visit to Washington by Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang. But both sides…