U.S.-China Relations

In this case, the trip itself was the deliverable.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken set low goals for his visit to Beijing this week, and he met them.

The U.S. and Chinese governments confirmed Blinken's trip for June 18-19, while also giving a preview of their narratives on the engagement.

Having built up the U.S. as a perceived enemy seeking to forestall China's rightful greatness, the CCP has few off-ramps from its aggressive stance.

Over four months after a previously planned trip was canceled due to “balloon-gate,” Antony Blinken is reportedly heading to Beijing.

Daniel Kritenbrink, assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, is the most senior U.S. official confirmed to have visited China since the spy balloon incident.

In recent years, the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue has featured more public grandstanding than constructive intercourse.

The onus is on Southeast Asian countries to seize the initiative and collectively assert their role in shaping a regional order in a state of flux.

Defense Minister Li Shangfu's comment came after U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said that Washington would not "flinch in the face of bullying or coercion" from China.

The announcement comes amid a fraying of relations between China and the United States, with whom the city-state enjoys good relations.

The baby steps toward re-engagement will not extend to military dialogue.