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Blinken meets with China's top diplomat for first time since spy balloon shot down

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Blinken told the Chinese official that his nation's surveillance balloon program "has been exposed to the world."

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  1. Los Angeles Times

    Top U.S. and China diplomats meet amid tensions over balloon (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    U.S. Secretary of State Antony j. Blinken has met with China's top diplomat in the first high-level contact since the U.S. shot down a Chinese balloon.

  2. Washington Examiner

    Antony Blinken to meet with top Chinese diplomat in Germany: Report (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Top diplomats from the United States and China are scheduled to meet in Germany this weekend, according to a report.

  3. France 24

    Blinken, China's top diplomat in 'direct, candid talks' amid balloon spat (opens France 24)

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    US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned China not to repeat its "irresponsible act" of sending a spy balloon into American airspace, as he held rare talks late Saturday with China's top diplomat…

  4. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Blinken and Chinese counterpart meet in first face-to-face since spy balloon shot down (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    By Simone McCarthy, Nectar Gan and Jennifer Hansler, CNN US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with China’s top diplomat Wang Yi on Saturday, in the first face-to-face between senior US and Chinese officials since the US military shot down a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon earlier this mon…

  5. NPR

    Secretary of State Blinken and China's top diplomat Wang Yi are set to meet in Munich (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    The two diplomats will meet for the first time in the aftermath of the balloon crisis earlier this month.

  6. New York Times

    Blinken Meets With Chinese Official Amid Spy Balloon Furor, U.S. Says (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    The meeting resumed diplomacy between Washington and Beijing that had been frozen after the U.S. shot down a Chinese spy balloon.

  7. Wyoming Public Media

    Blinken meets with China's top diplomat in first meeting since balloon controversy (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    Wyoming Public Media's feed description

    The meeting is the highest level of contact between the two nations since the discovery of a Chinese balloon in U.S. airspace at the beginning of this month.

  8. NBC News

    Blinken meets with senior Chinese diplomat in Munich amid tensions over suspected spy balloon (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Diplomatic tensions between the U.S. and China have risen since the shooting down of the alleged spy balloon on Feb. 4.

  9. Bowling Green Daily News

    US Secretary of State Blinken, top Chinese diplomat meet in Munich in first high-level talks since balloon incident (opens Bowling Green Daily News)

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    Bowling Green Daily News's feed description

    US Secretary of State Blinken, top Chinese diplomat meet in Munich in first high-level talks since balloon incident.

  10. NPR

    Secretary of State Blinken will meet China's top diplomat Wang Yi in Munich (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    The U.S. Secretary of State is expected to talk with China's top foreign diplomat during a conference in Munich. Tensions between both nations are high over an alleged surveillance balloon.

  11. Voice of America

    US, China Diplomats Prepare to Meet at Munich to Cool Rising Tensions (opens Voice of America)

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    The meeting will be the first face-to-face talk between Blinken and Wang Yi since the US shot down a Chinese spy balloon

  12. Washington Times

    Blinken meets with China’s top diplomat in first face-to-face since balloon saga (opens Washington Times)

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    Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi on Saturday for the first in-person meeting between senior U.S. and Chinese officials since the shootdown of the suspected Chinese spy balloon earlier this month.

  13. The Guardian

    Blinken meets with China’s top diplomat after US shoots down balloon (opens The Guardian)

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    Secretary of state says he condemned surveillance in first high-level contact between countries since incident

  14. WFMZ Allentown

    Blinken: China's balloon incursion 'must never happen again' (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has met with China's top diplomat in the first high-level contact between the two countries since the U.S. shot down an alleged Chinese spy

  15. Voice of America

    US, China Diplomats Meet in Munich to Cool Rising Tensions (opens Voice of America)

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    Blinken reiterates the US position on the China spy balloon, Russia’s war in Ukraine and North Korea’s ICBM test in meeting with Wang Yi

  16. Deutsche Welle

    Top US, Chinese diplomats meet after 'spy balloon' spat – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    US Secretary of State Blinken met top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi in the first high-level contact between the two countries since the US shot down an alleged Chinese spy balloon two weeks ago.

  17. FOX 6 Milwaukee

    Blinken meets with China's top diplomat for first time since spy balloon shot down (opens FOX 6 Milwaukee)

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    Blinken told the Chinese official that his nation's surveillance balloon program "has been exposed to the world."

  18. Fox News

    Blinken issues warning to China about spycraft in 'confrontational' meeting with counterpart (opens Fox News)

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    Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Chinese top diplomat Wang Yi in a "confrontational" meeting in Munich that the spy balloon was "unacceptable," but "there was no apology."

  19. Townhall

  20. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    U.S. Officials Address Mounting Tensions Between U.S. and China During Munich Security Conference (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with China’s top diplomat, Wang Yi, on the margins of the Munich Security Conference.

  21. Fox News

    Blinken meets with China's top diplomat for first time since downing of spy craft (opens Fox News)

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    Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with a top Chinese diplomat in Germany on Saturday two weeks after the U.S. shot down a Chinese surveillance balloon.

  22. Digital Journal

    Blinken meets China's top diplomat amid balloon spat (opens Digital Journal)

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    US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned China not to repeat its "irresponsible act" of sending spy balloons into American airspace, as he held rare

  23. Al Jazeera

    Blinken meets Wang Yi, warns against helping Russia in Ukraine (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    US, Chinese top diplomats hold ‘direct, candid’ talks in first meeting since spat over suspected spying balloon.

  24. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Blinken to Chinese: Spy balloon program exposed (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    MUNICH -- The top diplomats from the United States and China met Saturday in the first high-level contact between their countries since the U.S. shot down an alleged Chinese spy balloon two weeks ago, with Secretary of State Antony Blinken sending the message that Beijing's surveillance program had …

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