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The Los Angeles Angels' Shohei Ohtani is a talented hitter and pitcher

7:54am June 20, 2023

by Anthony Kuhn

A visit to baseball star Shohei Ohtani's former little league team in northern Japan sheds light on his roots. Some observers worry whether his dual path is sustainable.

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Morning news brief

7:43am June 20, 2023

After visiting China, Secretary of State Blinken headed to London. Developments in the Israeli occupied West Bank worry the international community. Virginia's primary election is today.

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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Monday.

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With visit to China, Blinken clears a diplomatic path, but it's unclear where it goes

6:45am June 20, 2023

by John Ruwitch

Secretary of State Antony Blinken's trip shows the Biden administration is keen to reignite diplomacy and inject stability to its dealings with China, but whether it was a success remains to be seen.

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Secretary Blinken and China's Xi Jingping didn't reach agreement on military contact

4:40pm June 19, 2023

by Michele Kelemen

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Chinese leader Xi Jingping. He called the talks "candid and constructive," but they did not reach an agreement on resuming military-to-military contact.

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Blinken calls China talks 'constructive,' while acknowledging 'deep differences'

1:15pm June 19, 2023

by Leila Fadel

NPR's Leila Fadel talks with Secretary of State Antony Blinken about talks in Beijing meant to ease tensions between China and the U.S.

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Blinken calls talks with China's leader 'candid,' 'substantive,' and 'constructive'

7:18am June 19, 2023

NPR's A Martinez talks to Jude Blanchette, a China expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, about Secretary of State Antony Blinken's trip to Beijing.

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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Monday, June 19, 2023.

Antony Blinken meets China's Xi in a bid to ease soaring U.S.-China tensions

6:12am June 19, 2023

by The Associated Press

In footage released by China's state broadcaster, Xi is heard to say "The two sides have agreed to follow through on the common understandings President Biden and I have reached in Bali."

In a bid to ease tensions, Blinken meets with China's President Xi Jinping

6:03am June 19, 2023

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is finishing his high stakes visit to China with another round of diplomatic talks in an effort to cool tensions between the two countries.

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Politics & Government

Morning news brief

5:32am June 19, 2023

Secretary of State Blinken is in China for meetings. Present Biden is reviewing tariffs on Chinese imports. Americans are celebrating Juneteenth, the newest federal holiday.

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Politics & Government

Tariffs the Trump administration imposed on Chinese imports are still in place

5:14am June 19, 2023

President Biden has held on to one of the signature economic policies of his predecessor: tariffs on imports from China. We look at why he's kept them, and what it means for businesses.