Blinken hints at China trip this year to restart regular dialogue

Top U.S. diplomat underlines need to avoid competition veering 'into conflict'

YUKIHIRO SAKAGUCHI, Nikkei staff writer

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday said he hoped to make a trip to China sometime in 2023, stressing the need to "reestablish regular lines of communication at all levels and across our government."

"We're in a competition with China; there's no secret about that," said Blinken at an event hosted by The Washington Post. "But we have a strong interest in trying to make sure that that competition doesn't veer into conflict."

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