经过了4个月的延误，美国国务卿布林肯终于在6月18及19日访华，并与中国国家主席习近平进行了会见。

习近平在会见中表示双方在一些具体问题上取得了进展，达成了共识。布林肯在访问结束的记者会上形容，双方进行了坦率、实质和建设性的会谈。中美双方也都同意稳定中美关系的必要。

布林肯短短的两天一夜北京行取得了什么成果？中美关系掀开新一页了吗？习近平与布林肯会谈时的座位安排，又有什么玄机？

这期的早报播客《东谈西论》，主持人韩咏红邀请新加坡南洋理工大学拉惹勒南国际研究院副教授李明江博士详细解析。

延伸阅读：

• 社论：解冻中美关系攸关全球福祉
• 于泽远：布林肯不会白跑一趟

纵观天下，监测中国心跳，由《联合早报》副总编辑韩咏红主持的国际时事播客《东谈西论》，每周探讨国际热点话题，分析国际时政动态。每逢星期二新加坡时间晚上7时更新。

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has wrapped up his visit to Beijing, where he met Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People. During his two-day trip, the top American diplomat also held talks with China’s top diplomat Wang Yi and foreign minister Qin Gang. 

In this episode of Global Heartbeat podcast, host Han Yong Hong invites Li Mingjiang, Associate Professor, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, NTU to share his analysis of Blinken’s closely-watched trip to China. 

Hosted by Lianhe Zaobao’s Associate Editor, Han Yong Hong, Global Heartbeat is a Mandarin weekly news and current affairs podcast that is updated every Tuesday, 7.00 PM SGT. It is available on zaobao.sg, Apple Podcast, Google Podcasts, Spotify and other podcast platforms.

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