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Chinese spy balloon ‘detrimental’ to planned US visit, says Blinken | US News
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US secretary of state Antony Blinken said that China’s spy balloon was “detrimental” to “substantive discussions” that were due to take place on his visit. Mr Blinken said he spoke to the director of the Chinese Communist Party’s Central Foreign Affairs Office, Wang Yi, on Friday about the postponement of the visit, saying: “Conditions were…
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Spy balloon over US is actually ‘civilian airship’ that blew off course, says China – but Blinken cancels trip | World News
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China has said a suspected spy balloon that has been flying over the US was in fact a “civilian airship” that had strayed into American airspace. The US has said it believed the object was a high-altitude surveillance balloon flying over sensitive sites to collect information. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken postponed a high-profile…