America’s top diplomat has postponed his trip to Beijing just hours before he was scheduled to board his plane as tension between the US and China heightens over an alleged spy balloon.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken postponed his trip after the Pentagon detected an “intelligence-gathering balloon, most certainly launched by the People’s Republic of China” floating over the States.
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