WSJ News Exclusive | China Tries to Gain U.S. Cooperation Over Upcoming Taiwan Elections

Taiwan’s coming presidential election loomed large in talks between senior Chinese officials and Antony Blinken during the U.S. secretary of state’s recent visit to Beijing

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Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing on Monday, as the Biden administration seeks to restore high-level engagement with the world’s second-largest economy. WSJ’s William Mauldin analyzes the visit. Photo: Leah Millis/AFP/Getty ImagesAntony Blinken

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