Category: Executive Branch

Blinken Meets With Chinese Foreign Minister in Rare Trip to Beijing Amid Criticism, Dim Hopes for Progress

Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Chinese foreign minister Qin Gang on June 17, hours after arriving in China for a two-day visit. The timing of his trip, however, has been met with criticism as experts and U.S. lawmakers say that visiting China was a mistake and ill-advised. Blinken is the highest-level American official…


Blinken, Chinese Foreign Minister Meet in Rare Trip to Beijing Amid Criticism, Dim Hopes for Progress

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Chinese foreign minister Qin Gang in Beijing on June 17, part of a two-day visit that has drawn criticism as experts and U.S. lawmakers say that visiting China was a mistake. Blinken, the highest-level U.S. official to set foot in China since President Joe Biden took office…


Blinken, Chinese Foreign Minister Hold ‘Candid’ Talks in Beijing

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on June 17 had a “candid” talk with Chinese foreign minister Qin Gang in Beijing, the two sides said, at the start of a two-day visit that has drawn criticism as experts and U.S. lawmakers say that visiting China was a mistake. Blinken, the highest-level U.S. official to set…


Blinken Lands in China on Trip to Manage Tensions With CCP

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Beijing on Sunday after months of urging by the Biden administration for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to reestablish normal bilateral communications. Blinken is the highest-level American official to set foot in China since President Joe Biden took office in 2021, and the first secretary of state to…


Blinken Kicks Off Meetings in Beijing on Trip to Manage Tensions With CCP

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday kicked off two days of high-stakes diplomatic talks in Beijing after months of urging by the Biden administration for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to reestablish normal bilateral communications. Blinken opened his program by meeting Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang for an extended discussion to be followed by…


Blinken Visits China on Mission to Manage Tensions With CCP

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday kicked off two days of high-stakes diplomatic talks in Beijing after months of urging by the Biden administration for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to reestablish normal bilateral communications. Blinken opened his program by meeting Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang for an extended discussion to be followed by…


Blinken Kicks Off Meetings in Beijing on Mission to Manage Tensions With CCP

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday kicked off two days of high-stakes diplomatic talks in Beijing after months of urging by the Biden administration for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to reestablish normal bilateral communications. Blinken opened his program by meeting Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang for an extended discussion to be followed by…


Make Evidence in Biden Corruption Probe Public, Top Democrat Tells FBI

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), the leading Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, has asked the FBI to make public evidence that would confirm that President Joe Biden is not under federal investigation for bribery. At heart are allegations made by an FBI informant and documented in form FD-1023 claiming that then-Vice President Biden engaged in…


‘I Need You Badly’: Biden Addresses Union Members at First 2024 Campaign Rally

President Joe Biden on Saturday held his first political rally since announcing his reelection campaign in April, addressing labor union members in Philadelphia in an effort to win back white working-class voters. This is the first time ever, Biden said, that the AFL-CIO union has endorsed a candidate so early in the race. “For the first…


Biden Gives Updates on His Efforts to Aid I-95 Reconstruction

President Joe Biden gives updates on his administration’s efforts to aid I-95 reconstruction at 11:15 a.m. ET on June 17. …