"The Secretary of State, appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate, is the President's chief foreign affairs adviser. The Secretary carries out the President's foreign policies through the State Department and the Foreign Service of the United States."
普京马上就要访问中国，可以预期会签订什么协议，反正都是对美国不利。而且布林肯回去后美国立即停止了在菲律宾部署核武，算是满足中国要求。因为中国在这个问题上对美国下了最后通牒，毕竟不可能允许古巴导弹危机在中国重演。
这次布林肯访华是中国邀请的，但被认为是中国对美国下最后通牒，在南海问题上先礼后兵。