BEIJING - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday kicked off two days of high-stakes diplomatic talks in Beijing aimed at trying to cool exploding U.S.-China tensions that have set many around the world on edge.Blinken opened his program by meeting Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang for an extended discussion to be followed by a working dinner.

He'll have additional talks with Qin, as well as China's top diplomat Wang Yi and possibly President Xi Jinping, on Monday.READ MORE: Biden claims spy balloon was 'more embarrassing' for China, suggests it wasn't 'intentional'Neither Blinken nor Qin made any substantive comments to reporters as they began the meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse.US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (L) and Chinas Foreign Minister Qin Gang shake hands ahead of a meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on June 18, 2023. (Photo by LEAH MILLIS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) Despite Blinken's presence in the Chinese capital, prospects for any significant breakthroughs are slim, as already strained ties have grown increasingly fraught in recent years.

Animosity and recriminations have steadily escalated over a series of disagreements that have implications for global security and stability.Blinken is the highest-level American official to visit China since President Joe Biden took office and the first secretary of state to make the trip in five years.READ MORE: China has had a spy base in Cuba since at least 2019, US confirmsBiden and Xi agreed to Blinken’s trip early at a meeting last year in Bali.

It came within a day of happening in February but was delayed by the diplomatic and political tumult brought on by the discovery of what the U.S.

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