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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says he voiced "concerns" about "the PRC's provocative actions in the Taiwan Strait", after a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing. SOUNDBITE
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken accuses Beijing of raising tensions over Taiwan and insists US policy has not changed after President Joe Biden said Washington would defend the island. "What has changed is Beijing's growing coercion, like trying to cut off Taiwan's relations with countries around the world and blocking it from participating in international organizations," Blinken says in a wide-ranging speech on China. SOUNDBITE
As Taiwan gets ready to inaugurate its first female president, residents in Tsai Ing-wen's ancestral hometown hope she doesn't forget them. Yiming Woo reports.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says that the United States stands by its "ironclad" commitments to defend longtime ally the Philippines against armed attack in the South China Sea. SOUNDBITE
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken voices hope for a deal to free hostages from Gaza but said more work was needed after briefing Israeli leaders on a Qatari-brokered proposal. IMAGES