U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (right) talks with U.S. tourists at the riverside area the Bund on Thursday in Shanghai. Photo: VCG

Blinken talks to students alongside New York University Shanghai Vice Chancellor Jeffrey Lehman (right) in Shanghai on Thursday. Photo: VCG

Blinken dines Wednesday with U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Kritenbrink (right), U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns (front second from left), and others at the Nanxiang Steamed Bun Restaurant at the Yu Garden in Shanghai. Photo: VCG

Blinken and Burns walk through Yu Garden. Photo: VCG

Blinken (left) waves next to Burns (center) and U.S. Consulate General in Shanghai Scott Walker while attending a basketball game between the Shanghai Sharks and Zhejiang Golden Bulls at the Shanghai Indoor Stadium on Wednesday. Photo: VCG

Blinken speaks with Shanghai Party Secretary Chen Jining on Thursday at the Grand Halls. Photo: The Paper

Blinken is greeted by Kong Fuan, director general of the Shanghai Foreign Affairs Office, Burns and Walker on his arrival in Shanghai on Wednesday. Photo: VCG

Blinken boards a plane to China in Maryland, the U.S., on Tuesday. Photo: VCG