Sec. Blinken is expected to travel to China in the coming weeks for talks, two U.S. officials say.
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to travel to China in the coming weeks for talks, two U.S. officials told NBC News on Tuesday.
The news comes after a previously planned trip was postponed following the the discovery of a Chinese spy balloon flying over the United States. U.S. officials did not provide additional details on the timing of Blinken’s rescheduled trip, which was first reported byBlinken postponed that trip in February after the suspected spy balloon entered American airspace and flew across the continental U.S. American fighter jets later downed the balloon off the coast of South Carolina, although
from several sensitive U.S. military sites, current and former U.S. officials told NBC News in April.to Chinese official Wang Yi at the time that the balloon was"an irresponsible act and a clear violation of U.S. sovereignty and international law that undermined the purpose of the trip," then-State Department spokesperson Ned Price said.called the balloon a"civilian airship" used for weather research.
The U.S. and China's relationship has spiraled since the incident, with leaders postponing or rejecting talks. Just last week, China
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