US Secretary of State Antony Blinken talks to reporters at the State Department in Washington, DC, on July 17.
Mandatory Credit:	Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken talks to reporters at the State Department in Washington, DC, on July 17.
Mandatory Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken talks to reporters at the State Department in Washington, DC, on July 17. Mandatory Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told CNN that the US is attempting to strengthen “lines of communication” with China to avoid conflict between the two superpowers.