Blinken meets with China's top diplomat after US shoots down balloon

Antony Blinken, the US secretary of state, met with China's top diplomat, Wang Yi, on Saturday in Munich in the first senior-level contact between the two countries since the American military shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the coast of South Carolina on 4 February. In a tweet on Saturday, Blinken said, "Just met with the PRC's top diplomat, Wang Yi. I condemned the incursion of the PRC surveillance balloon and stressed it must never happen again." Blinken continued: "I warned China against providing material support to Russia. I also emphasized the importance of keeping open lines of…