Blinken says aim of China trip is to build "empowered communications"

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday one of the major goals of his trip to Beijing is to establish "open and empowered communications" with Chinese officials.Blinken said such a development is needed and also desired by the rest of the world so that the United States and China can "responsibly" manage their differences, address misperceptions and avoid miscalculations."Intense competition requires sustained diplomacy to ensure that competition does not veer into confrontation or conflict," Blinken said in Washington following a meeting with his Singaporean counterpart, hours b…READ FULL ARTICLE