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Secretary of State Antony Blinkenβs Beijing trip has been postponed due to concerns over the suspected Chinese spy balloon flying over the U.S., according to a Washington, D.C.-based foreign diplomat.
βWe were told this morningβ by the State Department, the diplomat told POLITICO. The diplomat was granted anonymity because the person was not authorized to speak on the record.
Blinken had been scheduled to meet with top officials in China Feb. 5-6 in a follow-up to President Joe Bidenβs meeting with Chinese paramount leader Xi Jinping in Bali in November, in which Biden pledged to βmaintain open lines of communicationβ with Beijing at a time of worsening bilateral tensions.
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( With inputs from : www.politico.com )