"US-China relations are at their lowest point, ever" according to Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang.
He noted that such a situation is not in the interests of the United States or the interests of China.
It remains an open question who will have to yield in this fight.
Outcome
In China, talks were held between Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and the head of the Chinese diplomatic mission of the PRC, Qin Gang.
Warning signs that this would be a nasty meeting began from the outset as Secretary Blinken arrived in China. When his plane landed, there was no red carpet, no flags, no big delegation. In fact, there were no high-ranking Chinese officials to greet him, just staff flunkies.
The aggravated contradictions between the two powers have long asked for dialogue, and now it has taken place.
The list of controversies is long. From the Ukrainian conflict to the American intervention in Taiwan and the state of human rights in China.
The American side did not reach an agreement on any of the points of the meeting. Beijing refused even the most insignificant requests. For example, Washington was denied a curb on the production and export of fentanyl precursors.
As a result of the negotiations, neither side was willing to give up their positions. Nothing was accomplished.
UPDATE 10:33 AM EDT --
This just in . . . Blinken's trip to Beijing was such an abject FAILURE, China even refused to set up crisis military-to-military communications with the U.S..
This was a significant goal of his visit because China's military has **NOT** taken any phone calls, video conferences, or even answered the Hotline with the US military, for MONTHS!
