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Xi set to host Blinken in signal of China-U.S. detente
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Posted on 02/02/2023 8:34:15 PM PST by FarCenter

TOKYO -- Chinese President Xi Jinping's expected meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken next week signals his desire to stabilize relations with Washington as he faces economic headwinds at home.

The planned reception, first reported by the Financial Times and confirmed by U.S. sources, will likely set the tone for China's new foreign policy team -- top diplomat Wang Yi and Foreign Minister Qin Gang -- as they put together their diplomacy playbook.

"If President Xi meets Secretary Blinken, it will reinforce to the Chinese government that he is personally engaged in steering the relationship and that any moves Beijing makes must be in line with his chosen direction," said Ryan Hass, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution.

"Both the U.S. and China have a shared incentive to limit downside risks and demonstrate competence in managing the relationship," Hass, a former director for China, Taiwan and Mongolia at the National Security Council, said.

The two day visit, which starts Sunday, comes at a time when the relationship is in an "extraordinarily fraught state," Jude Blanchette, the Freeman Chair in China Studies at the Center for Strategic and International Studies told reporters in a briefing Monday.

Overnight, Taiwan detected five People's Liberation Army aircraft entering its air defense identification zone, and the Pentagon said the U.S. is tracking a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon spotted over U.S. airspace. Last week, a U.S. Air Force general made headlines by instructing officers to prepare for a possible military conflict with China over Taiwan in 2025.

This follows various statements from U.S. military leaders that offered different timelines. Retired Adm. Philip Davidson, the former head of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, reiterated to Nikkei last week that he remains concerned that "the period between now and 2027" is a window in which China may use force against Taiwan

Regarding the different timelines, Blanchette said, "What we're effectively signaling is we have no idea, and I'm not sure we understand just how damaging that is."

The White House's goal, regarding Blinken's trip to Beijing, "is to basically fast-forward this Cold War to its detente phase, thereby skipping a Cuban Missile Crisis," Blanchette said.


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1 posted on 02/02/2023 8:34:15 PM PST by FarCenter
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To: FarCenter

Great! Let’s send a giant spy balloon over his country to see how they respond.


2 posted on 02/02/2023 8:39:30 PM PST by BipolarBob (The rumor has not been confirmed until the FBI officially denies it.)
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To: FarCenter

Watch out.

Blinken is a ‘fireman’ who tries to extinguish foreign policy fires with gasoline.


3 posted on 02/02/2023 8:39:34 PM PST by unclebankster ( Globalism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.)
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To: FarCenter

How frequently has A. Blinken been visiting China?
Seems like every time I turn around, I’m seeing that he has recently returned or will soon be returing?

I know the Biden Admin. has business policy to discuss.
I know. But don’t White House staff usually delegate more than one person to carry it out?

Sure would have been nice if we had a real Vice President to scoot up the process and support the staff.
They don’t dare send The Kamala on anything this dicey.
When it comes to foreign diplomacy, she’s all thumbs.


4 posted on 02/02/2023 8:45:41 PM PST by lee martell (.)
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To: FarCenter

Winken to provide support for Xi when he is on shaky ground.

Typical.


5 posted on 02/02/2023 8:47:13 PM PST by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: FarCenter

Blinken will be cut in on the BiXiden Crime Family’s graft?


6 posted on 02/02/2023 8:52:21 PM PST by Paladin2
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To: ifinnegan

Blinken no more than Biden has any idea how to approach China. As a result he will get rolled once again and America will look stupid in the eyes of the world.


7 posted on 02/02/2023 8:54:49 PM PST by hinckley buzzard ( Resist the narrative.)
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To: FarCenter

Biden’s close association with Chicoms is being revealed to the general populace soon.

He needs them on his side.

To cover for him and lie.


8 posted on 02/02/2023 9:03:52 PM PST by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: hinckley buzzard

It does not bode well.


9 posted on 02/02/2023 9:05:00 PM PST by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: ifinnegan

I thought it was some kind Xi Biden romance. Biden has come out several times bragging about their close relationship.


10 posted on 02/02/2023 10:42:35 PM PST by momincombatboots (QEphesians 6... who you are really at war with)
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To: momincombatboots

Biden claims he went on a camping holiday with Xi through Tibet.


11 posted on 02/02/2023 10:48:00 PM PST by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: BipolarBob

“Blinken” ?

Bought. And Traitor.

Never Ever Forget.

The BlowBack is coming.


12 posted on 02/03/2023 12:55:31 AM PST by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: FarCenter

Xi is the Godfather.

Blinken is Frodo.


13 posted on 02/03/2023 3:39:41 AM PST by Flavious_Maximus (Tony Fauci will be put on death row and die of COVID!)
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To: lee martell

Good observation. Blinken travels to China, but no Chinese come to DC. It looks like Xi summons his servants and they jump.


14 posted on 02/03/2023 3:52:38 AM PST by Texas resident (Who is running our country?)
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To: FarCenter

Probably letting Blinken know they are going to attack Taiwan and to stand down or the big guys 10% will go bye bye.


15 posted on 02/03/2023 4:06:37 AM PST by EQAndyBuzz (“Racist” is the new “Nazi”.)
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To: lee martell
How frequently has A. Blinken been visiting China?

Every time that Xi snaps his fingers. Xi likes to watch blinken kowtow before him when giving him orders.

16 posted on 02/03/2023 4:45:47 AM PST by Sirius Lee (They intend to murder us. Prep if you want to live and live like you are prepping for eternal life)
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To: FarCenter

oh how the Chinese are laughing


17 posted on 02/03/2023 4:54:21 AM PST by ronnie raygun
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To: FarCenter

18 posted on 02/03/2023 5:10:03 AM PST by Travis McGee (EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: Travis McGee

Great graphic. And so true.


19 posted on 02/03/2023 5:47:35 AM PST by FarCenter
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To: Texas resident
Good observation. Blinken travels to China, but no Chinese come to DC. It looks like Xi summons his servants and they jump.

Basic Propaganda 101 victory.

20 posted on 02/03/2023 8:46:46 AM PST by CDB
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