WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to China next week for long-delayed talks aimed at stabilising tense relations, and a US official said he is expected to be there on June 18.in the coming weeks, citing an official who spoke on condition of anonymity.
The State Department, White House and Pentagon did not, however, immediately respond to requests for comment on a subsequent New York Times report that said China was planning to build a facility in Cuba that US officials were concerned could be capable of spying on the United States by intercepting signals from nearby US military and commercial facilities.
The Cuba issue could raise questions about Mr Blinken’s planned trip, intended by Washington to be a major step toward what President Joe Biden hasTies have deteriorated over disputes ranging from military activity in the South China Sea and near Taiwan, Beijing’s human rights record, and technology competition.
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