Blinken's Beijing meetings; Byebye spy balloon; Li Qiang in Germany; CYL Congress; Waiting for stimulus
US Secretary of State Blinken has left Beijing after meeting Qin Gang, Wang Yi and Xi Jinping. On Monday afternoon President Biden praised Blinken to reporters:
“He did a hell of a job,” Biden told reporters on a visit to California. “We’re on the right trail here.”
Asked if he felt the US had made progress, Biden responded: “I don’t feel. You know it’s b…