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Change of pace at introductory consultations

The government consultations are becoming less harmonious than under Merkel, but establishing contacts again is all the more important. Meanwhile, Olaf Scholz is being inundated with demands from interest groups. The industry wants to improve business in China, while geostrategists long for an end to geopolitical vulnerability.

By Redaktion Table

230619 -- BEIJING, June 19, 2023 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with visiting U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Beijing, capital of China, June 19, 2023.  CHINA-BEIJING-XI JINPING-U.S.-BLINKEN-MEETING CN LixXueren PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN
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Xi to Blinken: 'This is very good'

As part of his China trip, US Secretary of State Blinken also met with Chinese President and Party Leader Xi Jinping. While Xi appeared conciliatory, China's top diplomat Wang Yi remained uncompromising. Beijing intends to continue blocking all military-level contacts. Nevertheless, despite significant differences and various harsh accusations, the trip sends a constructive signal.

By Michael Radunski

U.S. Secretary of State Blinken meets with Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang on Sunday, June 18, 2023, in Beijing. Blinken, whose February 2023 trip was postponed following the reveal of an alleged Chinese spy balloon flying over U.S. airspace, is the first U.S. secretary of state to visit China in five years. Photo via MFA China/ PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxHUNxONLY WAX2023061801 MFAxCHINA
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Blinken in China: They talk. For five and a half hours

Antony Blinken is in China. It is the first visit by a US Secretary of State in five years. The talks are frosty - but the fact that they happen at all is a success. Relations between China and the USA are strained; the most important thing is to prevent an escalation. The question now is whether Blinken will also meet Xi.

By Michael Radunski