President Joe Biden's top aides will meet for the first time next week with Chinese officials in Alaska immediately on the heels of showing solidarity through trips to Asian allies wary of Beijing's might. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the trip "is an important opportunity for us to lay out in very frank terms, the many concerns that we have with Beijing's actions and behaviour that are challenging the security, prosperity and the values of the United States and our partners and allies." SOUNDBITE

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