Xi returns to Beijing after state visits to France, Serbia, Hungary

Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, April 26, 2024. (Xinhua/Shen Hong) US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s three-day visit to China, during which he had extensive exchanges with Chinese officials, was deemed by Chinese experts as “generally positive and playing a role in stabilizing relations between China and US,” but observers also believed such a visit by itself cannot fundamentally change the current trend of China-US ties.Experts have noted that the five-point consensus reached by the two countries during Blinken’s visit sWorld Timesuggested that China has pushed back against US pressure, and helped push both countries to work toward improving relations in line with the agreement made by the top leaders of…