This is the first visit by a US foreign minister to China in five years. Antony Blinken has been in Beijing since Sunday morning. Objective of this two-day visit: to ease tensions between the two countries. He met his Chinese counterpart Qin Gang, appointed to this post less than six months ago. Qin Gang is known for his sometimes acerbic defense of China.
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China: Qin Gang, mad diplomat, receives his American counterpart
