US pushes back Blinken China trip over spy balloon furor

The Biden administration has postponed Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s planned trip to China early next week after a suspected spy balloon launched by Beijing was spotted over the western US, according to a report.

Bloomberg, citing two officials, reported Friday that Blinken’s planned meetings with his Chinese counterpart on Sunday and Monday had been pushed back after the balloon was spotted over Montana late Thursday.

The State Department had scheduled a 10:30 call with reporters to discuss the planned trip.

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