U.S. Hails ‘Productive’ Meeting Between Blinken and China FM in Laos

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (L) and China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi (R) hold a meeting on the sidelines of the 57th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Vientiane on July 27, 2024. Achmad Ibrahim / POOL / AFP

The United States hailed “open and productive” discussions between China’s foreign minister and Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Laos on Saturday in which Blinken raised U.S. concerns over Beijing’s “provocative actions” around Taiwan.

The U.S. top diplomat and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi “had open and productive discussions on key bilateral, regional, and global issues,” US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said in a statement.

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