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Blinken-Wang meeting in Munich shows tensions between US and China remain
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Mr Antony Blinken (left) and Mr Wang Yi met on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference in Germany, on Feb 18, 2023.
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WASHINGTON/BEIJING - The meeting on Saturday in Europe between the United States’ and China’s top diplomats helped in renewing diplomatic engagement between the superpowers that had been knocked askew by the furore over the Chinese balloon shot down over the US earlier in February, said analysts.
But the strong words that both sides had for each other also underscore frictions in bilateral ties that will persist and hinder progress.
