US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Xi Jinping, marking the first such high-level meeting between the US and China since 2018.
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Blinken's meeting with Xi Jinping was the first meeting of such level between the United States and China since 2018
China renewed promises not to send arms to Russia to fight in Ukraine.
Blinken expressed ongoing concerns about private Chinese firms providing technology that Russia can use to advance its aggression.
China had renewed promises not to send arms to Russia to fight in Ukraine
No evidence contradicts the assurances that China is not providing lethal assistance to Russia for use in Ukraine
Chinese firms may be providing technology that Russia can use to advance its aggression in Ukraine
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