Blinken Meets Chinese Leader Xi, China’s Top Diplomat on 2nd Day of Trip

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (L) shakes hands with China's leader Xi Jinping in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on June 19, 2023. Leah Millis/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is meeting Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Monday, hours after concluding his talks with China’s top diplomat Wang Yi.

Blinken arrived in China on June 17 for the start of a two-day visit, a trip that the Biden administration seeks to maintain open lines of communication with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).