China, Afghanistan Top Blinken Agenda on India, Kuwait Trip

China, Afghanistan Top Blinken Agenda on India, Kuwait Trip
Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks as he and Iraq's Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein face reporters as they meet at the State Department in Washington, on July 23, 2021. Elizabeth Frantz/Pool via AP
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WASHINGTON—Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to India and Kuwait next week for talks on China, the coronavirus, and Afghanistan, the State Department said Friday.

The trip comes as the Biden administration tries to blunt increasing Chinese aggression, and moves to evacuate vulnerable people from Afghanistan before the U.S. military withdrawal is complete.