It is noted that Blinken will meet with Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang.

It is also reported that the head of the State Department will discuss with the Chinese side the conflict in Ukraine, China's nuclear weapons, the fight against drug trafficking and the return of Americans detained in China to the United States.

Earlier, China's Permanent Representative to the UN Zhang Jun said that unilateral US sanctions undermine the socio-economic development of a number of countries.