TOKYO, April 26 -- NHK World issued the following news:
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi are holding a meeting in Beijing.
The talks got underway on Friday morning.
At the start of the meeting, Wang said that the China-US relationship is beginning to stabilize overall. But he noted that negative factors in the bilateral relationship are still increasing and building. He added that China's core interests are always facing challenges.
The foreign minister also demanded that Washington not cross a red line with regard to Beijing's sovereignty and security.
In response, Blinken said, "There is no substitute, in our judgement, for face-to-face diplomacy in order to try to move forward, but also to mak...