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 NY Times: Xi Meets Blinken With Tough Issues on the Agenda - The direct meeting with China’s leader is a sign of continued effort to ease tensions, but officials expect little progress on core issues like Taiwan, trade and Chinese support of Russia. By Ana Swanson and Vivian Wang - Reporting from Beijing

“China is happy to see a confident, open, prosperous and thriving United States. We hope the U.S. can also look at China’s development in a positive light,” Mr. Xi said, according to Chinese state media.