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MNI POLITICAL RISK - Blinken China Trip Achieves Modest Goals

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  • US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says he expects, "additional visits by senior US officials to China over the coming weeks," after a key meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping this morning, but fails to make progress restarting military-to-military contact.
  • Senate appropriators will meet on Thursday to set topline spending numbers for the 12 annual appropriations bills, a meeting which will provide more clarity about the risk of a government shutdown.
  • Republicans have warned the Biden administration against pursuing a nuclear deal with Iran without the approval of Congress.
  • Talk of President Biden pursuing a 14th Amendment strategy to permanently suspend the federal debt ceiling has receded.
  • Former Vice President Mike Pence has continued to stake out a fiscally conservative position in his long shot bid for the White House.
  • NATO members are increasingly likely to call on NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to stay in office for another term as the alliance struggles to find a candidate who could receive the support of all members.
  • Poll of the Day: About three-quarters of Americans think Former President Donald Trump has done something either illegal or unethical.
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