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Blinken’s China talks a win-win? Don’t bet on it
It pays to read the fine print as both sides played to their respective galleries
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (left) and China's President Xi Jinping before their meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on June 19.
PHOTO: AFP
Anyone seeking clues as to how the Antony Blinken trip to China went will probably find them not just in the United States Secretary of State’s sombre expression but also the language and characterisation of the visit, and the news leaks that immediately followed.
The US State Department described the talks as “candid, substantive and constructive”.
