Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with reporters at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing following his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. He said they both agreed that both countries would benefit from normalizing their diplomatic relationship, and that he approached a number of sensitive topics with the Chinese president, including China’s relationships with Russia and North Korea, as well as its aggressive military stance in the South China Sea. Secretary Blinken also answered questions from reporters, including one on his discussions with President Xi about intellectual property rights in China.
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