WASHINGTON -- The U.S. has postponed Secretary of State Antony Blinken's planned trip to Beijing, the State Department said Friday, after what Washington called a Chinese surveillance balloon was detected in American airspace.
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Blinken postpones China trip over spy balloon incident
U.S. diplomat tells counterpart 'clear violation' of law, will visit 'when conditions allow'
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Jan. 31. U.S. officials said they raised the matter with their Chinese counterparts through diplomatic channels. © Reuters
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