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☆ CNBC Daily Open: The FOMO momentum
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-19 | by ( Yeo Boon Ping | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

(Photo by I RYU/VCG via Getty Images)This report is from today's CNBC Daily Open, our new, international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Stocks' streak snappedU.S. stocks fell Friday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite snapping their six-day winning streak. Tesla's self-driving ambitionsElon Musk said the value of Tesla depends on whether it can crack the code to self-driving vehicles. There are three factors, according to Hartnett, that'll allow stocks to continue their current rally — though he worries it'll be a "big rally before big collapse."

Persons: RYU, Elon Musk, Tesla, Antony Blinken, Qin Gang, Biden, Bull, Michael Hartnett, Hartnett, it'll Organizations: Microsoft, Getty, CNBC, Nasdaq, gilts, Amazon, China U.S, Foreign, Qin, Bears, Bank of America Chief Investment Locations: Seattle , Washington, Blinken, China, Beijing, U.S

☆ U.S. Secretary of State Blinken to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

BEIJING, June 19 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday in Beijing, a State Department official said. Blinken, who is in China for his second day of meetings, met with China's top diplomat earlier on Monday and with Foreign Minister Qin Gang on Sunday. This is the first visit to China by a U.S. secretary of state in five years. Reporting by Humeyra Pamuk and the Beijing newsroom Editing by Gareth JonesOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Antony Blinken, Xi Jinping, Blinken, Qin Gang, Humeyra Pamuk, Gareth Jones Organizations: State Department, Foreign, Thomson Locations: BEIJING, Beijing, China

☆ Blinken to wrap up rare visit to China, may meet Xi Jinping
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-18 | by ( Humeyra Pamuk | Thomson Reuters | Humeyra Pamuk Is A Senior Foreign Policy Correspondent Based In Washington Dc. She Covers The U.S. State Department | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

BEIJING, June 19 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet China's top diplomat and perhaps its president on Monday, the final day of a rare visit to Beijing aimed at preventing the strategic rivals' many disagreements from further deteriorating relations. But China also made clear that Taiwan is the most important issue, and a potentially dangerous one. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with China's Foreign Minister Qin Gang at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China, June 18, 2023. Making the first visit to China since U.S. President Joe Biden took office, Blinken stressed "the need to reduce the risk of misperception and miscalculation" in his talks with Qin, the State Department said. It could also set the stage for talks between Xi and Biden at multilateral summits later in the year.

Persons: Antony Blinken, Blinken, Qin Gang, Qin, Wang Yi, Xi Jinping, Sunday's, Leah Millis, Joe Biden, Blinken's, Janet Yellen, Gina Raimondo, Xi, Biden, Humeyra Pamuk, Dominique Patton, Katharine Jackson, Arshad Mohammed, Bill Berkrot Organizations: Foreign, State Department, China's Foreign, REUTERS, Washington, Thomson Locations: BEIJING, Beijing, U.S, China, Taiwan, Washington, Diaoyutai, China . U.S

☆ Blinken, Qin hold 'candid' talks in Beijing
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-18 | by ( Reuters Editorial | ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

PoliticsBlinken, Qin hold 'candid' talks in BeijingPostedThe U.S. secretary of state and Chinese foreign minister on Sunday held what both called candid and constructive talks on their differences from Taiwan to trade but seemed to agree on little beyond keeping the conversation going with an eventual meeting in Washington. Alex Cohen has more.

Persons: Blinken, Qin, Alex Cohen Locations: Beijing, Taiwan, Washington

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (L) walks with China's Foreign Minister Qin Gang (R) ahead of a meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on June 18, 2023. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday met with Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang and top diplomat Wang Yi in Beijing on a high-stakes diplomatic mission to cool U.S.-China tensions that have overshadowed geopolitics in recent months. The trip by Blinken makes him the highest-level American official to visit China since Joe Biden became U.S. president and the first U.S. secretary of state to make the trip in nearly five years. Blinken's original travel plans for February were disrupted by news of an alleged Chinese spy balloon flying over U.S. airspace. Beijing considers Taiwan part of its territory, with no right to conduct diplomatic relations on its own.

Persons: Antony Blinken, Qin Gang, Wang Yi, Blinken, Joe Biden, Qin, previosuly, Xi Jinping, Matthew Miller, Nancy Pelosi Organizations: China's Foreign, Sunday, Foreign, U.S, U.S ., U.S . House Locations: Diaoyutai, Beijing, China, U.S, State, Singapore, Taiwan

☆ Blinken meets Chinese foreign minister in Beijing
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-18 | by ( Reuters Editorial | ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

PoliticsBlinken meets Chinese foreign minister in BeijingPostedU.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived for a meeting with China’s Foreign Minister Qin Gang on Sunday (June 18), the first top American diplomat to visit China in five years, amid frosty bilateral ties and dim prospects for any breakthrough on the long list of disputes between the world’s two largest economies.

Persons: Blinken, Antony Blinken, Qin Gang Organizations: China’s Foreign Locations: Beijing, American, China

Beijing CNN —US Secretary of State Antony Blinken sat down with China’s top diplomat on the final day of a high stakes visit to Beijing aimed at stabilizing relations, with all eyes on whether Washington’s envoy will meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping later in the day. Blinken and China’s top diplomatic counterpart Wang Yi began talks Monday morning, posing for photos at Beijing’s Diaoyutai State Guesthouse before heading into closed door discussions. Whether Blinken also meets with Xi will be a key indicator of China’s interest in taking steps to rebuild that rapport. “Profound differences” between the US and China, however, were also clear during the meeting, the official added. While Qin holds the title of foreign minister, he wields less power than Wang, who directs China’s foreign policy through his position among the party’s core leadership.

Persons: Antony Blinken, Xi Jinping, Wang Yi, Blinken’s, Qin Gang, Blinken, Xi, “, Qin, ”, Wang, ” Blinken’s, Joe Biden, China’s Xi, –, Nancy Pelosi Organizations: Beijing CNN —, Chinese Foreign, United, United States ’, State Department, Communist Party, senior State Department, US Locations: Beijing, loggerheads, China, Moscow, Washington, United States, Taiwan, Bali

☆ Blinken set for high-stakes China visit with tensions rising and breakthrough prospects low
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-17 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has embarked on a high-stakes diplomatic trip to China to try to cool down escalating tensions between the two powers that have set many around the world on edge. Blinken will be the highest-level American official to visit China since President Joe Biden took office, and the first secretary of state to make the trip in five years. Animosity and recriminations have steadily escalated over a series of disagreements that have implications for global security and stability. Shortly before leaving, Blinken emphasized the importance of the U.S. and China establishing and maintaining better lines of communication. The agreement is part of an 18-month-old nuclear partnership given the acronym AUKUS — for Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Persons: Antony Blinken, Joe Biden, Blinken, Qin Gang, Wang Yi, Xi Jinping, Biden, Xi, Bill Gates, Gates, William Burns, Jake Sullivan, Yi, Lloyd Austin, Austin, we're, Qin, Daniel Kritenbrink, Kurt Campbell Organizations: State Department, Washington , D.C, Foreign, Microsoft, CIA, Ukraine, . Defense, Washington, National Security Council Locations: Washington ,, China, Beijing, Bali, Chinese, United States, Taiwan, Hong Kong, South, Ukraine, Washington, U.S, Vienna, Taiwan Strait, Russia, Cuba, Singapore, Japan, Philippines, Australia, Britain, United Kingdom, East Asia, Asia

☆ Blinken in China for rare trip amid frosty ties and dim hopes for progress
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-17 | by ( Humeyra Pamuk | Thomson Reuters | Humeyra Pamuk Is A Senior Foreign Policy Correspondent Based In Washington Dc. She Covers The U.S. State Department | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Having postponed a February trip after a suspected Chinese spy balloon flew over U.S. airspace, Blinken is the highest-ranking U.S. government official to visit China since President Joe Biden took office in January 2021. The two made small talk as they walked in, Qin asking Blinken in English about his long trip from Washington. After heading into a meeting room, neither Blinken nor Qin made comments in front of reporters who were briefly allowed in. During his stay through Monday, Blinken is also expected to meet with China's top diplomat Wang Yi and possibly President Xi Jinping. [1/8] U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken shakes hands with China's Foreign Minister Qin Gang at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China, June 18, 2023.

Persons: Antony Blinken, Joe Biden, Qin Gang, Blinken, Qin, Hua Chunying, Wang Yi, Xi Jinping, Blinken's, Janet Yellen, Gina Raimondo, Xi, Biden, I'm, Leah Millis, Pool, We're, Humeya Pamuk, Dominique Patton, Mike Stone, William Mallard, Christopher Cushing Organizations: Foreign, House, China's Foreign, REUTERS, Pool Biden, State Department, Washington, Thomson Locations: BEIJING, Beijing, American, China, U.S, Beijing's Diaoyutai, Washington, Bali, Xi Jinping ., Diaoyutai, Indonesian, Taiwan, North Korea, United States, Tokyo

☆ Blinken set to land in China in rare trip with hopes low for any breakthrough
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-17 | by ( Humeyra Pamuk | Thomson Reuters | Humeyra Pamuk Is A Senior Foreign Policy Correspondent Based In Washington Dc. She Covers The U.S. State Department | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Having postponed a February trip after a suspected Chinese spy balloon flew over U.S. airspace, Blinken is set to become the highest-ranking U.S. government official to visit China since President Joe Biden took office in January 2021. Particularly alarming for China's neighbors has been its reluctance to engage in regular military-to-military talks with Washington, despite repeated U.S. attempts. He said he would also be raising the issue of U.S. citizens detained in China on charges Washington sees as politically motivated. But U.S. officials in a briefing call previewing the trip earlier in the week played down any expectations of much progress. It could also set the stage for meetings between Xi and Biden at multilateral summits later in the year.

Persons: Antony Blinken, Joe Biden, Qin Gang, Wang Yi, Xi Jinping, Blinken, ” Blinken, Janet Yellen, Gina Raimondo, Xi, Biden, Xi's, Humeya Pamuk, Daniel Wallis Organizations: Chinese Foreign, State Department, Washington, U.S, Treasury, Thomson Locations: TOKYO, Beijing, American, China, U.S, Tokyo, Taiwan, Xi's Bali, United States

☆ China's Xi meets Bill Gates, calls him 'an old friend'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

In a post on his personal blog, Gates said he and Xi had discussed global health and development challenges such as health inequity and climate change. Gates stepped down from Microsoft's board in 2020 to focus on philanthropy in the fields of global health, education and climate change. In early 2020, Xi wrote to Gates thanking him and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for pledging assistance to China, including $5 million for its fight against COVID-19. Apart from meeting Xi, Gates gave a speech at the Global Health Drug Discovery Institute about the need to use technology to solve global health challenges during his visit. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Beijing municipal government, which founded the institute with Tsinghua University, also pledged to each provide $50 million to bolster the institute's drug discovery capacity.

Persons: Xi's, Gates, Xi, Xi Jinping, Bill Gates, We've, Melinda Gates, Antony Blinken, Blinken, Qin Gang, Qin, Hong Kong Newsrooms, Brenda Goh, Christopher Cushing, Edwina Gibbs, Philippa Fletcher Organizations: Microsoft, Melinda Gates Foundation, COVID, U.S, Daily, Global Health Drug Discovery Institute, Tsinghua University, Thomson Locations: China, BEIJING, United States, Xi's, American, U.S, Beijing, Hainan province, Hong Kong

☆ China's Xi tells Bill Gates he hopes US-China friendship will continue
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

I place my hopes on the American people," a video published by state broadcaster CCTV showed Xi as saying." The last reported meeting between Xi and Gates was in 2015, when they met on the sidelines of the Boao forum in Hainan province. In early 2020, Xi wrote a letter to Gates thanking him and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for pledging assistance to China, including $5 million for the country's fight against COVID-19. Apart from meeting Xi, Gates has given a speech at the Global Health Drug Discovery Institute about the need to use technology to solve global health challenges during his visit. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Beijing municipal government, which founded the institute with Tsinghua University, also pledged to each provide $50 million to bolster the institute's drug discovery capacity.

Persons: Xi's, Gates, Xi Jinping, Bill Gates, Xi, We've, couldn't, Melinda Gates, Antony Blinken, Blinken, Qin Gang, Qin, Christopher Cushing, Edwina Gibbs, Philippa Fletcher Organizations: Microsoft, Reuters, Melinda Gates Foundation, COVID, U.S, Daily, Global Health Drug Discovery Institute, Tsinghua University, Beijing, Thomson Locations: China, BEIJING, United States, American, Beijing, Hainan province, U.S

☆ Blinken heads to Beijing hoping to calm fears of a US-China break
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( Humeyra Pamuk | Thomson Reuters | Humeyra Pamuk Is A Senior Foreign Policy Correspondent Based In Washington Dc. She Covers The U.S. State Department | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Blinken will hold meetings in China on June 18-19 and may meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping, sources said. He will be the highest-ranking U.S. government official to visit China since Biden took office in January 2021. That followed a tense evening phone call with Blinken on Tuesday during which Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang told the U.S. to stop meddling in China's affairs. So even going through the motions has some utility for both Washington and Beijing." Particularly worrisome for China's neighbors has been its reluctance to allow regular military-to-military talks between Beijing and Washington, despite repeated U.S. attempts.

Persons: Antony Blinken, Xi Jinping, Biden, Qin Gang, Wang Wenbin, Joe Biden, Andrew Small, Marshall, Tsai Ing, Stephane Dujarric, EYEING BIDEN, Xi, Emanuel Macron, Blinken's, Janet Yellen, Gina Raimondo, Yun Sun, Humeyra Pamuk, David Brunnstrom, Laurie Chen, Martin Pollard, Michelle Nichols, Ben Blanchard, Don Durfee, Daniel Wallis Organizations: Blinken, Foreign, Washington, French, U.S, Treasury, China Program, Stimson, Economic Cooperation, APEC, Biden, Thomson Locations: Beijing, United States, China, U.S, Asia, Taiwan, Taiwan Strait, Washington, Bali, Europe, East, Africa, Saudi Arabia, India, San Francisco, New York, Taipei

☆ China eyes Blinken's visit this week with deep distrust toward the US
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( Nectar Gan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

“The coverage of Blinken’s visit in China is not nearly as extensive or enthusiastic as it has been in the West,” said Yun Sun, director of the China Program at the Stimson Center, a think tank in Washington. (Chinese experts say it was because the US failed to lift sanctions on Li, imposed in 2018 over China’s purchase of Russian weapons.) China cut off talks with US military commanders following former US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan last August. Zhao said China has adopted “a brinkmanship policy” to highlight the risk of military confrontation to the US. Wang, the expert at Peking University, said Blinken’s long-delayed visit is the “last chance” to repair ties with China before the US election next year.

Persons: Antony Blinken, Washington, Blinken, Qin Gang, State Department –, ”, Yun Sun, “, “ We’re, ” Daniel Kritenbrink, Trump, Wang Yong, Biden, Joe Biden, ” Wang, Tong Zhao, Lloyd Austin, Li Shangfu, Li, Nancy Pelosi’s, Zhao, ” Zhao, ‘, Blinken’s, Janet Yellen, John Kerry, Sun, ” lockdowns, Xi Jinping’s, Xi, Wang Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, China’s, State Department, Biden, China Program, Stimson, State, Peking University, Foreign Ministry, Carnegie Endowment, International, Defense Locations: China, Hong Kong, Beijing, Washington, East Asia, Taiwan, South China

☆ Microsoft's co-founder Bill Gates will reportedly meet China's Xi this week
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( Sheila Chiang | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Bill Gates, co-chairman of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, during the EEI 2023 event in Austin, Texas, US, on Monday, June 12, 2023. Microsoft 's co-founder Bill Gates will be meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday, Reuters reported Wednesday citing two sources familiar with the matter. CNBC reached out to China's ministry of foreign affairs but did not hear back at the time of publication. They discussed views on enhancing public health service and poverty reduction, according to China's foreign ministry. In March, Cook met China's minister of commerce Wang Wentao to discuss China's reopening and broader supply chain issues.

Persons: Bill Gates, Melinda Gates, Xi Jinping, Gates, Antony Blinken, Qin Gang, Blinken, Tim Cook, Elon Musk —, Cook, China's, Wang Wentao, Musk, Ding Xuexiang Organizations: Melinda Gates Foundation, Microsoft, Reuters, CNBC, U.S, Foreign, U.S ., U.S . State Department, Apple, Tesla Locations: Austin , Texas, China, Hainan province, Beijing, U.S

China’s readout of the call was noticeably more pointed, underscoring the deep distrust that lingers between Beijing and Washington. Qin told Blinken the US should “show respect” on China’s core concerns such as the Taiwan issue. Blinken originally planned to visit China in February as the two countries attempted to stabilize ties following an in-person meeting between their leaders in Indonesia last November. But the high-stakes trip was postponed over a suspected Chinese spy balloon that flew over the continental US and was later shot down. In a veiled criticism, Qin appeared to blame the US for the heightened tensions in recent months in his call with Blinken, according to the Chinese readout.

Persons: Antony Blinken, Qin Gang, Blinken, Matthew Miller, Washington . Qin, Qin, “, Joe Biden’s, ”, Xi Jinping Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Qin, US State Department, China’s Foreign Ministry, Foreign Ministry, CNN, China’s Communist Party Locations: Hong Kong, Beijing, China, Washington, Taiwan, Indonesia, South, South China

☆ Blinken to travel to China this weekend as US looks to reset relations after spy balloon incident
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Jennifer Hansler | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Beijing this weekend, the State Department announced on Wednesday – a significant trip that comes as the Biden administration navigates its complicated relationship with China. Blinken was originally set to travel to Beijing in early February, but postponed his trip due to a Chinese spy balloon transiting the US. Blinken will be the first Cabinet official to travel to China under the Biden administration, and the first since 2019. Blinken will ‘advocate strongly’ for military to military communicationsPrior to the public announcement of the trip, Blinken spoke by phone with Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang. Campbell told reporters that Blinken will “advocate strongly” for the need for appropriate military to military communications.

Persons: Antony Blinken, Biden, Blinken, “, Pacific Affairs Daniel Kritenbrink, ”, Jake Sullivan, Kritenbrink, Kurt Campbell, Matthew Miller, Xi Jinping, Campbell, Qin Gang, Qin, ” Kritenbrink, ” Campbell, National Defense Li Shangfu, Defense Lloyd Austin, “ We’ve, Mark Swidan, Kai Li, David Lin Organizations: CNN, State Department, State, East Asian, Pacific Affairs, National, “, Foreign, Ministry, China’s, National Defense, Defense Locations: Beijing, China, United States, Taiwan, Ukraine, Russia, Singapore

U.S. officials said Blinken would push to establish open communication channels to ensure competition with the Chinese does not spiral into conflict. Chinese state media said Blinken would visit on June 18 and 19. Kritenbrink said Blinken would hold a series of meetings with senior Chinese officials. The two sides did not say which officials Blinken would meet. "I believe Secretary Blinken will advocate strongly that these lines of communication are necessary.

Persons: Antony Blinken's, Qin Gang, Joe Biden, Blinken, We're, Daniel Kritenbrink, Kritenbrink, Xi Jinping, Matthew Miller, Xi, Kurt Campbell, Blinken's, Janet Yellen, Gina Raimondo, Campbell, Biden, Qin, Humeyra Pamuk, David Brunnstrom, Simon Lewis, Doina Chiacu, Chizu Nomiyama, William Maclean Organizations: Wednesday, U.S, Blinken, State, U.S . State Department, Washington, Treasury, Thomson Locations: United States, China, Beijing, U.S, East Asia, Taiwan, Ukraine, Blinken's, Bali, North Korea

Blinken's long-delayed visit is aimed at stabilizing relations between the world's two largest economies and strategic rivals. Chinese state media said Blinken would visit on June 18 and 19. Kritenbrink said Blinken would hold a series of meetings with senior Chinese officials. The two sides did not say which officials Blinken would meet. "I believe Secretary Blinken will advocate strongly that these lines of communication are necessary.

Persons: Antony Blinken's, Qin Gang, Joe Biden, Blinken, We're, Daniel Kritenbrink, Kritenbrink, Xi Jinping, Matthew Miller, Antony Blinken, Faisal Bin Farhan, Ahmed Yosri, Xi, Kurt Campbell, Blinken's, Janet Yellen, Gina Raimondo, Campbell, Biden, Qin, Humeyra Pamuk, David Brunnstrom, Simon Lewis, Doina Chiacu, Chizu Nomiyama, William Maclean Organizations: Wednesday, U.S, Blinken, State, U.S . State Department, Saudi Foreign, Intercontinental, REUTERS, Washington, Treasury, Thomson Locations: United States, China, Beijing, U.S, East Asia, Taiwan, Ukraine, Blinken's, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Bali, North Korea

[1/6] China's President Xi Jinping and Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas attend a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China June 14, 2023. JADE GAO/Pool via REUTERSBEIJING, June 14 (Reuters) - China is willing to play a positive role to help the Palestinians achieve internal reconciliation and promote peace talks with Israel, Chinese President Xi Jinping told his Palestinian counterpart in Beijing on Wednesday. "The fundamental solution to the Palestinian issue lies in the establishment of an independent Palestinian state based on the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital," Xi said, according to Chinese state media. Abbas heads the Palestinian Authority that exercises limited self-rule in the West Bank and negotiated with Israel. On Tuesday, Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang offered to contribute "Chinese wisdom" to the "Palestinian issue" in a separate meeting with Palestinian counterpart Riyad al-Maliki.

Persons: Xi Jinping, Mahmud Abbas, JADE, Xi, Israel, Abbas, Antony Blinken, Qin Gang, Riyad al, Joe Cash, Mark Heinrich Our Organizations: of, People, JADE GAO, REUTERS, West, West Bank, U.S, United Nations General Assembly, Palestinian Authority, United Nations, United, Security, Foreign, Palestinian, Maliki, Thomson Locations: Beijing, China, REUTERS BEIJING, Israel, East Jerusalem, West Bank, Gaza, Jerusalem, United States, People . China, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Palestinian, New York, Wuhan, Ramallah

☆ China rebukes US in phone call ahead of Blinken's planned Beijing trip
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks to members of the media in the Treaty Room of the State Department in Washington, U.S., June 12, 2023. Qin told Blinken to respect China's core concerns, such as the Taiwan issue, in an effort to arrest declining relations between the superpowers, according to China's foreign ministry. The Chinese foreign ministry has yet to reveal information on Blinken's trip, but a U.S. official last Friday said Blinken would be in Beijing on June 18, giving no other details. Blinken cancelled a planned trip to Beijing in February over a suspected Chinese spy balloon that flew over the United States. The United States should "stop interfering in China's internal affairs, and stop harming China's sovereignty, security and development interests in the name of competition," Qin added.

Persons: Antony Blinken, Mandel Ngan, Qin Gang, Antony Blinken's, Qin, Blinken, Joe Biden's, Bernard Orr, John Geddie, Muralikumar Anantharaman Organizations: State Department, REUTERS, U.S, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, United States, Beijing, Taiwan, U.S, China, Washington's, Lincoln

☆ Blinken reschedules trip to China for this week after postponing for months over spy balloon
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Amanda Macias | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken boards his plane for travel to Berlin at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, June 22, 2021. WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Beijing this week to meet with senior Chinese officials, the State Department announced Wednesday. After Beijing, Blinken will then travel to London to meet with his counterparts from the U.K. and Ukraine. The trip follows an overnight call between Blinken and China's state councilor and foreign minister, Qin Gang. Tensions between Beijing and Washington have intensified over China's territorial expansion in the South China Sea, aggression toward Taiwan, allegations of espionage and human rights abuses.

Persons: Antony Blinken, Matt Miller, Blinken, Qin, Jake Sullivan, Wang Yi Organizations: Joint Base Andrews, WASHINGTON —, State Department, Qin Locations: Berlin, Joint Base Andrews , Maryland, Beijing, China, U.S, London, Ukraine, Washington, South China, Taiwan, Vienna

☆ China rebukes US in phone call ahead of Blinken's Beijing trip
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks to members of the media in the Treaty Room of the State Department in Washington, U.S., June 12, 2023. Qin told Blinken to respect China's core concerns, such as the Taiwan issue, in an effort to arrest declining relations between the superpowers, according to China's foreign ministry. Chinese state media said he was due to visit China on June 18-19. Blinken cancelled a planned trip to Beijing in February over a suspected Chinese spy balloon that flew over the United States. The Chinese foreign ministry has not yet revealed any other information on Blinken's upcoming trip.

Persons: Antony Blinken, Mandel Ngan, Qin Gang, Antony Blinken's, Qin, Blinken, Joe Biden's, Bernard Orr, John Geddie, Muralikumar Anantharaman, Lincoln, Alex Richardson Organizations: State Department, REUTERS, U.S, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, United States, Beijing, Taiwan, U.S, China, Britain, Washington's

☆ Bill Gates in China: Microsoft co-founder to meet Xi Jinping
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Julie Zhu | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

HONG KONG, June 14 (Reuters) - Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp's (MSFT.O) co-founder, is set to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday during his visit to China, two people with knowledge of the matter said. The meeting will mark Xi's first meeting with a foreign private entrepreneur in recent years. The last reported meeting between Xi and Gates was in 2015, when they met on the sidelines of the Boao forum in Hainan province. In early 2020, Xi wrote a letter to Gates thanking him, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, for pledging assistance to China including $5 million for the country's fight against COVID-19. Several foreign CEOs have visited China since it reopened early this year but most have mainly met with government ministers.

Persons: Bill Gates, Xi Jinping, Gates, Melinda Gates, Xi, Premier Li Qiang, Tim Cook, Elon Musk, Ding Xuexiang, Antony Blinken, Blinken, Qin Gang, Qin, Julie Zhu, Greg Roumeliotis, Brenda Goh, Alex Richardson, Sumeet Chatterjee, Nick Macfie, William Maclean Organizations: Microsoft, Melinda Gates Foundation, Information Office, COVID, Premier, Reuters, U.S, Thomson Locations: HONG KONG, China, Beijing, Hainan province, U.S, United States, Hong Kong, New York

☆ US will 'make every effort' to boost cooperation with China on fentanyl
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Humeyra Pamuk | Thomson Reuters | Humeyra Pamuk Is A Senior Foreign Policy Correspondent Based In Washington Dc. She Covers The U.S. State Department | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The United States has said the institute was complicit in human rights abuses toward Uyghurs and other Chinese ethnic minorities. But Robinson said blocking the flow of fentanyl and precursors to the United States and securing China's cooperation on the issue was a top priority. And it's an issue I think is very likely going to be raised directly with the Secretary's Chinese counterpart, PRC (People's Republic of China) counterpart. And depending on the response, I think everything is on the table in terms of getting some kind of global cooperation on this issue," Robinson said. Robinson said he did not find it "that unusual" that China would seek to extract concessions from Washington in exchange for help on fentanyl.

Persons: Biden, Antony Blinken, Todd Robinson, Robinson, Joe Biden, Qin Gang, Gang, Humeyra Pamuk, Michael Martina, Kristina Cooke, Don Durfee, Angus MacSwan Organizations: U.S, China's Ministry, Public Security's Institute of Forensic Science, Commerce, Bureau of International Narcotics, Law, Affairs, State Department, People's, U.S . Centers for Disease Control, Prevention, Qin, Reuters, Thomson Locations: China, United States, U.S, Beijing, People's Republic of China, Washington, San Francisco

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