Why is Secretary Blinken’s Trip to China so Important?

<p>From June 18-19, Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit China for meetings with high level officials in a bid to stabilize U.S.-China relations and re-establish regular diplomatic communications. After a similar trip was postponed earlier in 2023 due to the unauthorized entry of a <a href= "https://www.ncuscr.org/event/spy-balloon-china/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">suspected Chinese surveillance balloon</a> into American airspace, all eyes will be on the U.S.-China diplomatic relationship. </p> <p>Veteran diplomat <strong>Susan A. Thornton</strong> joins the National Committee to discuss why Secretary Blinken’s trip is so important at this moment and what a positive outcome of this meeting would look like for the United States, China, and the world. </p> <p><a href= "https://www.ncuscr.org/video/secretary-blinken-trip-to-china/">About the speaker</a></p> <p>Follow Susan Thornton on Twitter: <a href= "https://twitter.com/suea_thornton">@suea_thornton</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.youtube.com/c/NCUSCR?sub_confirmation=1">Subscribe to the National Committee on YouTube</a><a href= "https://www.ncuscr.org/event/forecast-of-chinas-economy-for-2023/"> for video of this interview. Follow us on </a><a href= "https://twitter.com/ncuscr">Twitter (@ncuscr)</a><a href= "https://www.ncuscr.org/event/forecast-of-chinas-economy-for-2023/"> and </a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/ncuscr/">Instagram (@ncuscr)</a><a href= "https://www.ncuscr.org/event/forecast-of-chinas-economy-for-2023/">.</a></p>