President xi told Secretary Blinken that china and the us should be partners rather than rivals. Mr blinken for his part raised concerns over chinas support for russia in its invasion of ukraine. He also raised what he described as chinas unfair Trade Practices in a number of Key Industries that will drive the 21st century economy. Solar panels, Electric Vehicles and the batteries that power them. China alone is producing more than 100 of Global Demand for these products, flooding markets, undermining competition, putting at Risk Livelihoods and businesses around the world. Now, this is a movie that weve seen before, and we know how it ends, with american businesses shuttered and american jobs lost. President biden will not let this happen on his watch. Lets speak now to our north America Business correspondent, erin delmore. In the background to this meeting was a warning we heard from President Biden recently that more tariffs on chinese imports could be on the way. What does this me
Hello, im samantha simmonds. Welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast moving news, interviews and reaction. We start in china. Americas top diplomat, antony blinken, has told the bbc that he is prepared to take steps against china if beijing continues to send key supplies to russia which are used to aid its invasion of ukraine. The Secretary Of State has been holding talks with the chinese leader, xijinping, for talks in beijing where he also raised concerns about taiwan, and industrial espionage. Mr xi in return called for greater mutual co operation, so both countries could succeed. After that meeting, mr blinken sat down with the bbc s laura bicker heres a little of what they said. Thank you forjoining us. What were the biggest points of contention for you and your chinese counterparts . Whats really important is i was last here ten months ago and that really kicked off much greater engagement between our countries, diplomatic engagement with a number of my colleagues coming to