US Secretary of State Blinken plans to leave for China next week and meet with senior Chinese government officials in the capital, Beijing, multiple US media reported.
The visit was originally scheduled for February, but was postponed after a Chinese balloon flew over the United States and was shot down by American troops.
The Associated Press reported on May 9 that Secretary of State Blinken is expected to leave for China next week and meet with Foreign Minister Qin Gang and several other government officials in Beijing on May 18, citing several U.S. government officials.
It is also reported that there may be a meeting with President Xi Jinping.
Blinken's visit to China was originally scheduled for February, but was postponed after U.S. relations deteriorated further when a Chinese balloon flew over the U.S. and U.S. military shot it down.
Secretary Blinken had said that he would visit when the situation was right, but on June 2, Assistant Secretary of State Krytenbrink, who oversees East Asia and other areas, met with Ma Chaoxu, vice minister of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in Beijing, and coordination for the visit was expected to be in full swing.
At the Asian Security Conference held in Singapore in June, the focus is on whether Secretary Blinken's visit will be realized without a meeting between the defense ministers of the United States and China, and whether dialogue at various levels can be stimulated.