Blinken set to arrive in Beijing with hopes low for any breakthrough

is set to arrive in Beijing on Sunday , the first top American diplomat to visit China in five years, amid frosty bilateral ties and dim prospects for any breakthrough on the long list of disputes between the world’s two largest economies.

It will be a trip also closely followed by the rest of the world as any escalation between superpowers could have worldwide repercussions on everything from financial markets to trade routes and practices and global supply chains.‘Would you two please talk?’: Observers lament underwhelming US-China handshake at Shangri-La Dialogue

Speaking at a news conference on Friday before departing for Beijing, Blinken said the trip had three main objectives: Setting up mechanisms for crisis management, advancing US and allies’ interests and speaking directly about related concerns, and exploring areas of potential cooperation. But US officials in a briefing call previewing the trip earlier in the week played down any expectations of much progress.

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