Blinken Meets Top China Foreign Minister Candidate Before Taiwan Elections

FILE - Liu Jianchao, a top Chinese diplomat, speaks at the 11th World Peace Forum in Beijing on July 2, 2023. Liu is in Washington on Jan. 12, 2024, meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken a day before Taiwan's elections.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is holding one-hour talks with veteran Chinese diplomat Liu Jianchao Friday morning, a day before Taiwan's presidential and legislative elections — a test for efforts to stabilize tensions between the United States and China.