U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has arrived in Beijing, scheduled to meet with Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang on Sunday, Bloomberg reported.
“According to a senior State Department official who briefed reporters in Tokyo on his way to China, a smaller meeting was to be followed by dinner. Blinken may also meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping and give a speech at a news conference before he leaves,” the website said.
It noted that Blinken is the highest-ranking U.S. official to visit China in the past five years.
The main purpose of the secretary of state’s visit is to try to rebuild high-level channels of communication with Chinese counterparts, including between the U.S. and Chinese militaries, to deal with the intense competition between the two countries, the senior official said.
Earlier Saturday, U.S. President Joe Biden said he “hopes to meet with Xi again in the next few months.”
Ukrainian athletes have earned record 29 medals at the Winter Paralympic Games in Beijing.
“The national team of Ukraine has put a golden end to its performance at the Winter Paralympic Games in Beijing. On the final day of the competition, our athletes won the victory in cross-country skiing in the 4×2.5 km open relay,” the press service of the National Olympic Committee said.
In particular, Dmytro Suyarko (guide Oleksandr Nikonovych), Hryhoriy Vovchynsky, Vasyl Kravchuk and Anatoliy Kovalevsky (guide Oleksandr Mukshyn) brought Ukraine 11th gold and a total of 29th medal in Beijing 2022. “This is an absolute record for Ukraine at the Winter Paralympics,” the Committee stressed.
Thus, Ukraine takes the second place at the Paralympics with 11 gold, ten silver and eight bronze medals.
