15 Jun 2021

Yang v. Blinken 2: Bilateral Boogaloo

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On Friday, China’s top diplomat Yang Jiechi held a phone call with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

Some context: The pair got off to a bad start during their first face-to-face meeting in Alaska back in March.

Friday’s call was the first time they’d touched base since then.

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