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Tensions between the two nations. the tea issues remain unsolved, cnn's kylie atwood has details. >> secretary of state anthony blinken casting u.s. china relations as a work in progress. at the end of his two-day visit to beijing, coming with tensions between the competing nations have never been greater. >> it was clear coming in that the relationship was a point of instability and both sides recognize the need to work to stabilize it. >> after about ten hours with the country's top foreign policy officials, linking kept his visit by, sitting down with chinese president xi jinping. the chine...

Were pressing for some discussion about pay this year as well. i think we can all say that we don't think those meetings would have been happening without the prospect of industrial action. we will always engage and always be the, but while saying there are thoughts of further meetings, there is no sense of concrete progress on any of those things as yet. there is no offer, there is no change, there are further discussions that we will engage in while urging our members to vote any ballots that will happen. another group of workers who could be taking action are junior doctors in england. they...

Discussions, further discussions about what their evidence to the strb might be for next year. and we were pressing for some discussion about pay this year as well. i think we can all say that we don't think those meetings would have been happening without the prospect of industrial action. so, we will always engage and always be there, but while saying there are thoughts of further meetings, there is no sense of concrete progress on any of those things as yet. there is no offer, there is no change, there are further discussions to happen that we will engage in while still urging our members t...

The health secretary. it was a very civil meeting. we did actually manage to talk about pay. we didn't get the tangible concessions that we might have hoped, but it was definitely a progress. the strike is about pay in 2022. that's what the negotiations have to be about, and the government has missed the opportunity again. you sound insulted, angry. very angry. union leaders then left their meeting with the education secretary. we will always engage and always be there, i but while saying there are thoughts of further meetings, there's no- sense of concrete progress. and as for the rail unions...

About putin's demands? >> well, listen, they are certainly not setting high expectations for any immediate concrete progress to come out of this conversation. it's important, of course, that this call came at vladimir putin's request. white house officials said they saw no reason to reject that request, particularly at what one senior administration official called a moment of crisis. this will be an opportunity though for president biden to once again reiterate what the costs will be on russia if indeed vladimir putin decides to invade ukraine and that's to say crippling economic and financia...