Antony Blinken in China: all eyes on whether US secretary of state will meet Xi Jinping

A meeting is yet to be confirmed, a day after candid' talks with China's foreign minister, who said ties were at their lowest point since diplomatic relations began

Antony Blinken was greeted by China's top diplomat on Monday, and will perhaps meet its president, on the final day of a rare visit aimed at trying to resurrect relations between Washington and Beijing from historic lows.

Neither Blinken nor Wang Yi made any comment to reporters as they greeted each other and sat for their discussion during what is the first visit by a US secretary of state to China in five years.