In talks with Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in New York, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken renews warnings against China supporting Russia's invasion of Ukraine [David 'Dee' Delgado/Pool via Reuters]
CNN: Blinken and Chinese Foreign Minister have 'direct and honest exchange' on Taiwan
New York (CNN)US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi "had a direct and honest exchange on matters related to Taiwan" Friday, a US senior administration official said.
The two diplomats met for nearly 90 minutes in New York, and their conversation primarily focused on Taiwan, the official said.
The meeting was held amid a period of heightened tensions between Washington and Beijing and capped a busy week of diplomacy for Blinken at the UN General Assembly, where he met with a series of fellow diplomats from around the world and delivered remarks rebuking Russia's war in Ukraine at a UN Security Council meeting Thursday.
It also came as Blinken grieves an immense personal loss -- his father, Donald Blinken, died Thursday evening.
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WNU Editor: From what I am hearing. Both sides just talked past each other.
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