US does not expect breakthrough in China ties from Blinken visit: Sullivan

TOKYO: The US does not expect any breakthrough in China ties during a visit there by Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and a more significant diplomatic event for the US will be a visit to Washington by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi next week, said President Joe Biden’s national security adviser.

Blinken on his visit to China would explain US policy as the US pursues “vigorous diplomacy” to manage tension between the world’s two biggest economies, Jake Sullivan said at a briefing in Tokyo, where he was meeting counterparts from Japan, South Korea and the Philippines.

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Blinken will travel to Beijing on June 18 and 19, and Modi will be in Washington on June 22.