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Has China softened its stance? Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s US trip sets stage for Biden-Xi meet at Apec

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi meeting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Washington on Oct 26.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi meeting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Washington on Oct 26.

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s

three-day visit to Washington

is the clearest indication yet of a thaw in the world’s most consequential bilateral relationship.

Mr Wang met United States President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan in a series of hours-long meetings over Thursday and Friday.

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