Blinken will meet Xi next week in the first visit to China by a member of Biden's Cabinet

MADRID, 2 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The President of China, Xi Jinping, will meet next week with the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, during the latter's visit to the Asian giant to strengthen relations with the country, as reported by the newspaper 'Financial Times'.

Blinken will thus become the first Secretary of State of the North American country to meet with the Chinese president in almost six years and the first member of the President's Cabinet, Joe Biden, to visit China.

Sources close to the matter have revealed that the visit comes after Xi and Biden agreed during a meeting in Bali on the need to find a way to stabilize the relationship between the two countries.

Now, Blinken's visit, who will also meet with his Chinese counterpart, Qin Gang, represents a step forward in the commitment of the United States and China to improve their relationship, which has suffered a series of bumps as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. and the trade crisis.

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is also scheduled to visit China later this year.