President Xi Jinping meets with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Monday afternoon. Photo: Wang Ye/Xinhua

Xi greets Blinken at the Great Hall of the People. The two sides agreed to work toward stabilizing U.S.-China relations during their meeting. Photo: Li Xueren/Xinhua

Blinken poses for a photo Monday with Wang Yi, director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Communist Party of China’s (CPC) Central Committee. Photo: Courtesy of CCTV

Blinken walks through Beijing’s Diaoyutai State Guesthouse to attend a meeting with Wang. Photo: Leah Millis/VCG

Blinken gives remarks during a news conference in Beijing after meeting Xi on Monday, wrapping up his two-day visit. Photo: Andrea Verdelli/VCG

Blinken walks with Foreign Minister Qin Gang at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse on Sunday afternoon. Photo: Leah Millis/The Paper

Qin welcomes Blinken at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse on Sunday. Photo: VCG

Blinken arrives in the capital Sunday to hold talks with top Chinese officials, marking the first visit by a U.S. secretary of state to China since 2018. Photo: Leah Millis/The Paper

Blinken waves after landing in Beijing early Sunday. Photo: VCG