The Ally Policy on China The Biden administration’s first talk with China took place on Saturday, February 6, 2021; crucial issues reveal gaps and differences that require US allies to fill in and provide checks and balances in the Indo-Pacific region. U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, and China’s director of the Central Foreign Affairs, Yang Jiechi, discussed matters concerning Xinjiang Uighurs, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Blinken indicated the U.S. would work with allies