Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Shanghai Party Secretary Chen Jining

The below is attributable to Spokesperson Matthew Miller:

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met today with Shanghai Party Secretary Chen Jining.  In a constructive and candid exchange, the Secretary raised concerns about PRC trade policies and non-market economic practices and stressed that the United States seeks a healthy economic competition with the PRC and a level playing field for U.S. workers and firms operating in China.  The two sides reaffirmed the importance of ties between the people of the United States and the PRC, including the expansion of exchanges between students, scholars, and business.