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

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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…

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