How Blinken’s visit to China risks fueling Xi’s appetite for escalation

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Secretary of State Antony Blinken has concluded his visit to China. Renewed high-level dialogue between Washington and Beijing is positive. Xi Jinping’s regime is particularly paranoid in its view of U.S. foreign policy. Miscommunication risks war, so even tense communication has value.

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