Blinken Could Meet Xi on Final Day of Talks in China

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (left) shakes hands with China's Director of the Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission Wang Yi at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China, on June 19, 2023. LEAH MILLIS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

U.S. State Secretary Antony Blinken met with China’s top diplomat and will potentially meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping as he nears the end of his two-day visit to Beijing on Monday.

China’s top diplomat Wang Yi greeted Blinken at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse on Monday. They exchanged handshakes upon meeting and posed for photos before proceeding to begin their discussions in the hall for three hours. Neither made comments in front of reporters.