China delays Antony Blinken’s visit to Beijing amid concerns over ‘spy ballons’


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China is blocking the visit of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to Beijing due to fears of the FBI disclosing findings from an investigation into a suspected Chinese spy balloon that was downed. According to sources familiar with the negotiations, China has informed the US that it is unwilling to reschedule a trip that Secretary of State Antony Blinken had cancelled in February, as the Biden administration's plans for the report on the downed suspected Chinese spy balloon remains unclear, The Financial Times reported. The FBI has been examining the wreckage retrieved from the balloon that was shot down...