US-China conflict resolution needs more than a latter-day Nixon going to Beijing
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The meagre results and political context around Antony Blinken’s trip to Beijing showed the shortcomings of a personalised approach to diplomacy. Shifting to a more institutionalised model of engagement would take conflict resolution out of the hands of highly sensitive, politically constrained leaders.