Foreign Ministry 'welcomes' visit by Blinken
Beijing welcomes a visit by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to the country, a foreign ministry spokesman said at a regular news briefing on Tuesday. "China welcomes Secretary of State Blinken's visit to China. Both China and the United States are in communication now over the specific arrangements," Wang Wenbin said, responding to a question on a US media report that Blinken is visiting the capital on February 5. "[China] also hopes the United States will adopt a correct view of China, uphold dialogue rather than confrontation, win-win rather than zero-sum [thinking],” Wang said. Politico reported that Foreign Minister Qin Gang will meet in Beijing with his US counterpart, Antony Blinken, on February 5-6. (Reuters)