fullscreen US Secretary of State Antony Blinken waves before boarding the plane in the US. Photo: Leah Millis/AP/TT
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has landed in China for the first visit by a top US diplomat since 2018.
Blinken said before the departure that one purpose of the trip is to find ways to avoid misjudgments between the countries.
– Intense competition requires sustained diplomacy to ensure that competition does not turn into confrontation or conflict, said Blinken.