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Blinken to travel to China next week, carrying out trip postponed after spy balloon incident

Headline from WTOP Washington DC, on the newest of 2 developments

Secretary of State Antony Blinken is planning to travel to China next week as the Biden administration pushes to improve ties that hit a new low in February after a Chinese surveillance balloon was shot down over U.S. airspace.

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  1. Blinken eyes trip to China as tensions ease

    Headline from Digital Journal ·

  2. Newest

    Blinken to travel to China next week, carrying out trip postponed after spy balloon incident

    Headline from WTOP Washington DC ·

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  1. Digital Journal

    Blinken eyes trip to China as tensions ease (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is likely to reschedule an aborted visit to China in the coming weeks, officials said Tuesday, as the two powers try

  2. NBC News

    Blinken to embark on high-stakes trip to China (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The announcement comes after the secretary of state's previous trip was postponed following the discovery of a Chinese spy balloon flying over the United States.

  3. Local News 8

    Blinken planning to visit China in coming weeks (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Jennifer Hansler, Kevin Liptak and Arlette Saenz, CNN (CNN) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to travel to China in the coming weeks, two US officials and a source familiar with the matter told CNN, as the two countries work to reset normal relations amid what has been an extreme…

  4. CBS News

    Blinken planning to travel to China soon for high-level talks (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Details of the visit are still being finalized, but planning is underway for Blinken to make the trip this month, three sources familiar with the matter told CBS News.

  5. PBS NewsHour

    Blinken to travel to China next week, carrying out a trip postponed after spy balloon incident (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    U.S. officials say Blinken expects to be in Beijing on June 18 for meetings with senior Chinese officials, including possibly with President Xi Jinping.

  6. WTOP Washington DC

    Blinken to travel to China next week, carrying out trip postponed after spy balloon incident (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    WTOP Washington DC's feed description

    Secretary of State Antony Blinken is planning to travel to China next week as the Biden administration pushes to improve ties that hit a new low in February after a Chinese surveillance balloon was shot down over U.S. airspace.

  7. The Daily Caller

    Blinken Reportedly Re-Schedules China Trip Cancelled By Spy Balloon Rift (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Secretary of State Antony Blinken will head to China later this month, rescheduling a trip the Biden admin postponed after a Chinese spy balloon crossed the US

  8. Al Jazeera

    Blinken to take delayed China trip this month: Reports (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    US secretary of state is expected to meet top Chinese officials, US media outlets say, on visit delayed since February.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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