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Suspected spy balloon roils US-China diplomatic relations: 'The gap is huge'

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Blinken was due to visit Beijing on Sunday for talks aimed at reducing U.S.-China tensions.

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  1. Blinken Postpones China Visit After Spy Balloon

    Headline from Forbes ·

  2. Newest

    Suspected spy balloon roils US-China diplomatic relations: 'The gap is huge'

    Headline from 12News Phoenix ·

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  1. Tucson

    Mystery balloon discovery over Montana cancels US China trip (opens Tucson)

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    Tucson's feed description

    China's Foreign Ministry said Friday that a balloon the U.S. suspects of conducting surveillance was a civilian "airship" used for research, mainly meteorological purposes.

  2. NPR

    Chinese balloon punctures Blinken's plans, leaving U.S.-China ties adrift (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    Secretary of State Antony Blinken called off his trip to China after the discovery of a Chinese "surveillance" balloon over the U.S. It's the latest setback in an increasingly fraught relationship.

  3. Forbes

    Blinken Postpones China Visit After Spy Balloon (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    It’s unclear if or when the high-stakes visit will be rescheduled.

  4. The Buffalo News

    Chinese balloon now over central US as Blinken cancels visit (opens The Buffalo News)

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    The Buffalo News's feed description

    A huge, high-altitude Chinese balloon is sailing across the U.S. The spectacle is drawing severe Pentagon accusations of spying on Friday — while sending excited or alarmed Americans outside with

  5. Triblive

    Blinken postpones China trip following balloon discovery (opens Triblive)

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    Triblive's feed description

    WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony Blinken has postponed a planned high-stakes weekend diplomatic trip to China as the Biden administration weighs a broader response to the discovery of a high-altitude Chinese balloon flying over sensitive sites in the western United States, a U.S.

  6. CBS News

    Blinken postpones trip to China as balloon flies over U.S. (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Secretary of State Antony Blinken has postponed a planned high-stakes weekend diplomatic trip to China.

  7. WQAD

    Chinese balloon soars across US; Blinken scraps Beijing trip (opens WQAD)

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    WQAD's feed description

    China claims that the balloon is a weather research “airship” that had blown off course. The U.S. has described it as a surveillance vehicle.

  8. East Idaho News

    US China trip canceled after mystery balloon discovery over Montana (opens East Idaho News)

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    East Idaho News's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken has postponed a planned high-stakes weekend diplomatic trip to China as the Biden administration weighs a broader response to the discovery of a high-altitude Chinese balloon flying over sensitive sites in the western United States, U.S.

  9. Townhall

  10. Washington Examiner

    Blinken postpones Beijing trip following Chinese spy balloon controversy (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Secretary of State Antony Blinken will postpone his trip to Beijing following the discovery of an alleged Chinese spy balloon over U.S. territory.

  11. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    U.S. Secretary of State Blinken Postpones High-Stakes Trip to China After U.S. Discovers Suspected Spy Balloon (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will postpone his trip to China next week following a suspected Beijing-operated spy balloon looming over parts of Montana. Blinken was slated to visit Beijing next week to meet his Chinese counterpart Minister of Foreign Affairs Qin Gang, as well as possibly C…

  12. KTVZ Bend

    Blinken postpones trip to Beijing after Chinese spy balloon spotted over US, officials say (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    By Jennifer Hansler, Kevin Liptak, Jeremy Herb, Kylie Atwood, Jim Sciutto and Oren Liebermann, CNN US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has postponed his upcoming trip to China in response to the flying of a suspected Chinese spy balloon over the United States, two US officials told CNN Friday, in w…

  13. NBC News

    Suspected Chinese spy balloon complicates Blinken’s China trip (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The upcoming visit to Beijing by the top U.S. diplomat was already beset by major issues and low expectations.

  14. The Guardian

    US secretary of state postpones China visit after spy balloon flies over Montana – reports (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Anthony Blinken delays trip, as China claims balloon was for ‘meteorological’ purposes and was blown off course

  15. Florida Phoenix

    Chinese surveillance balloon now drifting across the middle of the U.S., Pentagon confirms (opens Florida Phoenix)

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    Florida Phoenix's feed description

    WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will postpone his planned trip to Beijing after the U.S. detected a Chinese surveillance balloon hovering over Montana. A senior State Department official said Friday that despite the Chinese government claiming the balloon had entered U.S.

  16. Wyoming Public Media

    Blinken postpones his Beijing trip after a Chinese balloon is spotted over Montana (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    Wyoming Public Media's feed description

    China's foreign ministry described the balloon as "a civilian airship" for meteorological research that had blown far off course by winds. The Pentagon suspects it's collecting sensitive information.

  17. The Daily Caller

    Secretary Of State Blinken Postpones China Trip Over Spy Balloon Rift (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Secretary of State Antony Blinken will not be making his planned trip to China on Sunday due to a spat over a Chinese aircraft hovering in U.S. airspace

  18. Portland Press Herald

    Pentagon tracking suspected Chinese spy balloon spotted over Montana (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    The incident comes as Secretary of State Antony Blinken is supposed to make his first trip to Beijing.

  19. Wyoming Public Media

    Blinken postpones his China trip after a Chinese balloon is spotted over Montana (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    Wyoming Public Media's feed description

    China's foreign ministry described the balloon as "a civilian airship" for meteorological research that had blown far off course by winds. The Pentagon suspects it's collecting sensitive information.

  20. France 24

    Blinken scraps rare China trip over suspected spy balloon in US airspace (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday scrapped a long-planned Beijing trip aimed at easing escalating tensions between the two superpowers, after the Pentagon said that China sent a spy balloon…

  21. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Blinken postpones China trip over spy balloon incident (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    New Hampshire Union Leader's feed description

    WASHINGTON/BEIJING - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has postponed a visit to China that had been expected to start on Friday after a Chinese spy balloon was tracked flying

  22. Hot Air

  23. Voice of America

    US Postpones Blinken's China Trip After Spy Balloon Discovery (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday postponed a trip to China just hours before he was set to depart after a high-altitude Chinese surveillance balloon was discovered flying over U.S. airspace. U.S. officials told reporters on background that Blinken did not want the incident to...

  24. PJ Media

    Blinken Cancels China Trip Over CCP Balloon (opens PJ Media)

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    PJ Media's feed description

    As Matt noted earlier today, the Biden administration has done little about the Chinese balloon sailing its merry way across the U.S. Yes, we did scramble some aircraft, but other than that it would a...

  25. New York Times

    Pentagon Says It Detected a Chinese Spy Balloon Hovering Over Montana (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    The revelation comes days before Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to Beijing, where he is expected to meet with President Xi Jinping.

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