spoke with congressman raja krishnamoorthi, ranking member of the house select committee on us competition with china. congressman, thank you so much for taking the time to speak to us. now, blinken s visit to china the first by a us secretary of state since 2018, the first major re engagement between these two countries since the chinese spy balloon saga in february. what are you expecting to see out of this trip? i m really glad it s happening, i commend the biden administration for being persistent in making sure this trip occurs. but as you know, this is going to be not an end, but a means to an end, and i m hopeful that it leads to more dialogue, more engagement and kind of stabilising the relationship. taiwan likely to be on the agenda, we ve seen several close calls in the taiwan straits. recently, a chinese warship crossed
president biden took office. it s been five years since a secretary of state has met with chinese counterparts, and us officials say expectations for the meeting are low. tensions have been steadily growing between the countries. earlier, my colleageue carl nasman spoke with congressman raja krishnamoorthi, ranking member of the house select committee on us competition with china. congressman, thank you so much for taking the time to speak to us. now, blinken s visit to china, the first by a us secretary of state since 2018, the first major re engagement between these two countries since the chinese spy balloon saga in february. what are you expecting to see out of this trip? well, i m really glad it s happening. i commend the biden administration for being persistent in making sure this trip occurs. but as you know, this is going to be not an end but a means to an end, and i m hopeful that it leads to more dialogue, more engagement and kind of stabilising the relationship.
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