US, China top diplomats hold first talks since October
By DW
11 July 2022 |
5:08 pm
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his Chinese counterpart Wang Ji have held their first talks in months. The two discussed tension over Taiwan as well as Beijing's stance on the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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