A visit by Antony Blinken, seen shaking hands with Qin Gang, may lead to a meeting between Xi Jinping and Joe Biden. Biden said he hopes to again meet Xi after their lengthy and strikingly cordial meeting in November on the sidelines of a Group of 20 summit in Bali, where they agreed on US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit. It could also set the stage for meetings between Xi and Biden at multilateral summits later in the year. During his stay through today, Blinken is also expected to meet with China's top diplomat Wang Yi and possibly Xi. After heading into a meeting room, neither Blinken nor Qin made comments in front of reporters who were briefly allowed in.
