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

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi meeting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Washington on Oct 26. PHOTO: AFP
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WASHINGTON – 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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