U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed concern about Beijing’s actions towards Taiwan during a face-to-face meeting with the Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Oct. 31. The bilateral meeting on the sidelines of a summit of Group of 20 leaders in Rome came as Beijing’s escalating military harassment towards the self-ruled island it claims as its own has triggered growing alarm in Taipei and Washington. Blinken raised concerns about Beijing’s actions “undermine the international rules-based order and that run counter to our values and interests,” such as actions related to human rights and Taiwan, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said in a statement. The secretary also said the two countries have areas of common interests, such as climate change,  and “underscored the importance of maintaining open lines of communication to responsibly manage the competition” between Washington and Beijing, according to the brief statement. In a longer readout from Beijing’s …