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White House on China balloon saga: Blinken to reschedule trip when time is right

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks as he attends the signing ceremony of a memorandum of understanding and joint news conference with South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin, at the State Department in Washington, U.S. February 3, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

The White House on Monday said a suspected Chinese spy balloon's flight over the United States has done nothing to improve already tense relations with Beijing and that top diplomat Antony Blinken will seek to reschedule a postponed trip when the time is right.

"Nobody wants to see conflict here," White House national security spokesperson John Kirby told reporters.

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