Blinken postpones trip to China after spy balloon detected in U.S. -reports

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Updated: Feb 3, 2023, 15:21 UTC

(Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is postponing his visit to China after a Chinese spy balloon was tracked flying across the country, ABC News reported on Friday.

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will postpone his visit to China after a spy balloon was detected flying over the continental United States, according to media reports on Friday.

Blinken did not want the balloon to dominate his meetings with Chinese officials, ABC News reported, citing an unnamed U.S. official. Bloomberg News also reported the trip will be postponed.

(Reporting by Doina Chiacu; Editing by Tim Ahmann)

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