China, too, wants a stable U.S. relationship so it can focus on its economy, battered by the now abandoned zero-COVID policy.
Blinken’s visit – what would have been the first by a secretary of state to China since 2018 – was seen largely as an effort to develop ways to navigate future crises. With a trip to Taiwan by new House Speaker Kevin McCarthy likely this year, the next crisis might not be far off. “Overall,…