US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will participate alongside his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in a United Nations Security Council summit on Friday to discuss global cooperation and multilateral institutions, a senior Chinese diplomat said on Monday.
It will be the first event convened by China as it assumes the Security Council presidency for the month of May, at a time when the body faces numerous challenges including Myanmar, fallout from the ongoing pandemic, and continued friction between Beijing and other countries over human rights.
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