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Secretary of State Antony Blinken has begun a critical trip to China armed with a strengthened diplomatic hand following Senate approval of a foreign aid package.

On the Middle East, U.S. officials, from Biden on down, have repeatedly appealed to China to use any leverage it may have with Iran to prevent Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza from spiraling into a wider regional conflict.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken kicked off a three-day visit to China on Wednesday to hold talks with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi and other senior officials in a bid to stabilize bilateral ties amid tensions over a host of issues.

China said the $8billion set aside to counter Chinese threats in Taiwan and the broader Indo-Pacific seriously violates US commitments to China and sends a wrong signal to Taiwan

On his trip to Beijing, the U.S. secretary of state will try to consolidate America’s fragile understanding with the Asian giant. Taiwan, trade, and the South China Sea are among the key topics to be discussed

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin on Wednesday expressed deep concern over the United States' recent vote against a proposed United Nations Security Council ...

A State Department spokesperson told a special briefing previewing Blinken’s trip earlier that the Secretary of State would visit Shanghai and Beijing to "build on our intensive diplomacy [with China] over the past year"

Trade, Ukraine among topics on the agenda, with Blinken expected to pressure China to urge its firms to stop supplying dual-use goods to Russia or face more punitive measures.

Reports suggest US has discussed sanctions on some Chinese banks over their trade with Russia, but analysts say moves to remove China from the Swift interbank financial system could create a ‘huge problem’ for global trade.

The president did his best Ron Burgundy impression in a speech to union members Wednesday.