Blinken's trip to Beijing postponed after U.S. spots Chinese spy balloon

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The U.S. State Department has postponed Secretary of State Antony Blinken's trip to Beijing after American officials said they had found a Chinese spy...

The U.S. State Department has postponed Secretary of State Antony Blinken's trip to Beijing after American officials said they had found a Chinese spy balloon above the continental U.S.

, according to multiple published reports. China's Foreign Ministry said Friday that the balloon the U.S. suspects of conducting surveillance was a civilian “airship” used for research, mainly meteorological purposes.

 

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