Blinken Bends the Knee to Xi in Beijing Visit, Fails to Secure Key Military Communication Deal

Secretary of State Antony Blinken made a long-anticipated trip to China in mid-June, making several key concessions to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and failing to secure a key military communication agreement.

Blinken left for China on Friday and will make his return Wednesday, but has already met with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Director of the CCP Central Foreign Affairs Office Wang Yi and Foreign Minister Qin Gang. Blinken made the trip with the goal of “stabilizing” U.S.-China relations and repeatedly emphasized the Biden administration was not seeking conflict with Beijing.

Blinken said one of his foremost goals was to open up a line of military-to-military direct communication for times of crisis. Despite the priority team Biden placed on this request, the CCP once again turned down the offer, Blinken said Monday.

New: China rejects Blinken proposal to set up military to military communications.

In press briefing to journalists in Beijing, Blinken says China did not agree to set up a crisis military-to-military communications channel, which was one of the biggest hopes for the U.S. visit.

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China has rebuffed Biden’s offers for more direct military communications multiple times in recent months, including turning down a recent offer for high-level meetings with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. (Read more from “Blinken Bends the Knee to Xi in Beijing Visit, Fails to Secure Key Military Communication Deal” HERE)

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