Blinken Will Raise Human Rights Issue During China Trip, State Department Says

Published on April 24, 2024

Secretary of State Antony Blinken will raise U.S. concerns about the Chinese regime’s handling of human rights during his three-day visit to China, the State Department confirmed. “In every engagement that we have had with the People’s Republic of China since the onset of this administration, human rights have always been on the agenda, and they will continue to be so,” State Department spokesperson Vedant Patel said in response to a question from NTD, a sister media outlet of The Epoch Times, at a regular briefing on April 24. “I have no doubt that human rights will be discussed this week while the Secretary is there.”...

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