following the discovery of a high altitude chinese balloon floating over the united states. that incident derailed secretary blinken s original trip in february. since then the two countries have drifted further apart on a number of issues, including the war in ukraine, trade and the controversial social media app tiktok. speaking before the trip the chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said talks must be made on equal. translation: | would like to emphasise once again the us should not fantasise about dealing with china based on its position of power. china and the us must develop their relationship on the basis of mutual respect and equality. mutual respect and equality. wrong, should we expect very much from this meeting? ikla should we expect very much from this meetin: ? ., ., ,, ., ., meeting? no for the know, mutual resect meeting? no for the know, mutual resoect and meeting? no for the know, mutual respect and equality meeting? no for the know, mutual respect and equalit