United States Secretary of State Anthony Blinken postponed. oh visit to china. The reason for this was a Chinese spy balloon, which was seen in US airspace the day before.. This is reported by ABC News.

ABC's own sources say the US Secretary of State doesn't want to "

The Chinese Foreign Ministry claims it is a civilian balloon used for meteorological purposes, but US politicians are already demanding it be shot down..

At the same time, the Pentagon said that the government was monitoring the balloon and that it did not pose a military threat..

“Instances of this kind of balloon activity have been seen before in the last few years.. As soon as the balloon was discovered, the US government immediately took measures to protect against the collection of confidential information,” said General Patrick Ryder..

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Recall that US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken was supposed to arrive in China on February 5, where he planned to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping..