But more statements were issued in follow-up upon the conclusion of Blinken's two day visit to Beijing. 

It seems China wants to let it be known that it will maintain the upper hand while not being too eager to embrace diplomatic détente. According to the latest from Bloomberg: 

Chinese President Xi Jinping's meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was "out of courtesy" in which Xi gave strategic guidelines over the bilateral ties, Chinese state television reports, citing Yang Tao, an official at the Foreign Ministry.