Blinken Meets Xi As China Warns U.S. Must Choose Between ‘Cooperation Or Conflict’

Breitbart: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday as America’s top diplomat concluded a flying two-day visit to Beijing.

According to AP, a Blinken-Xi meeting had been expected, but neither side had confirmed it would happen until just an hour before the talks, which are seen as key to the success of the trip.

News of the diplomatic head-to-head came after China told the U.S. earlier in the day it must choose between “cooperation or conflict” with Beijing as both countries seek to navigate a diplomatic way forward amid fraught relations between the world’s two largest economies.

BREAKING: Secretary of State Anthony Blinken gives China the green light to invade Taiwan during his visit to Beijing, China.

"We do not support Taiwan independence."

What a pivot from Biden’s previous comments from just months ago. What happened?

"Yes, if in fact, there was… pic.twitter.com/gyAp8TPxrW

— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) June 19, 2023

Wang Yi, China’s highest-ranking foreign policy official, told U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken of the terms and conditions during his final day of a 48-hour trip to the communist country.

The pair spoke for three hours on Monday at the ornate state guesthouse in the ancient Diaoyutai gardens, according to a State Department official cited by AFP.

Neither Washington nor Beijing has confirmed a meeting between Blinken and Xi, China’s most powerful leader in decades, whose meeting with President Joe Biden in Bali last year raised cautious hopes for a thaw in the relationship.

Antony Blinken flatly said he doesn’t support Taiwanese independence.

No surprise that these cowards fully support Communist China.

I still remember when Pelosi visited Taiwan and Biden begged her not to go.

Even she had more courage on the issue.

One day we’ll find out what…

— Lauren Boebert (@laurenboebert) June 19, 2023

The current diplomatic push comes amidst fresh allegations of Chinese hackers have launched “the broadest cyber-espionage campaign known to be conducted by a China-nexus threat actor since the mass exploitation of Microsoft Exchange in early 2021.”

“The Secretary of State’s trip to Beijing this time comes at a critical juncture in China-U.S. relations,” Wang told Blinken, according to a readout from Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.

“It is necessary to make a choice between dialogue and confrontation, cooperation or conflict,” he said.

Correspondent Colin Rugg:

Foreign Secretary Anthony Blinken, on his visit to Beijing:

China gives green light to attack Taiwan.

We do not support the independence of Taiwan and have made peace on the peninsula the basis of developments and negotiations with China. pic.twitter.com/Z0Tb5ieBmm

— Sprinter (@Sprinter99880) June 19, 2023

“We must reverse the downward spiral of China-U.S. relations, push for a return to a healthy and stable track, and work together to find a correct way for China and the United States to get along,” Wang added.

He also issued a warning on Taiwan, the self-ruling democracy claimed and continually threatened by Beijing, while reasserting the Communist dictatorship’s longstanding claim to vast swathes of the South China Sea.