{"id":1946767,"date":"2023-06-14T09:24:03","date_gmt":"2023-06-14T13:24:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blinken-going-to-china-this-week-after-postponing-previous-trip-over-spy-balloon\/"},"modified":"2023-06-14T09:24:41","modified_gmt":"2023-06-14T13:24:41","slug":"blinken-going-to-china-this-week-after-postponing-previous-trip-over-spy-balloon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blinken-going-to-china-this-week-after-postponing-previous-trip-over-spy-balloon\/","title":{"rendered":"Blinken to visit China this week after delaying trip due to spy balloon."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fblinken-going-to-china-this-week-after-postponing-previous-trip-over-spy-balloon%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1946767&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Secretary of State Blinken to Finally Embark on Delayed Trip to China<\/h2>\n<p>After months of delay due to the spy balloon incident, Secretary of State Antony Blinken will finally travel to China this week. From June 16-21, Blinken will meet with senior officials to discuss the importance of maintaining open communication and responsibly managing the U.S.-PRC relationship.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;He will also raise bilateral issues of concern, global and regional matters, and potential cooperation on shared transnational challenges,&#8221;<\/p>\n<footer>&#8211; State Department Spokesman Matthew Miller<\/footer>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The trip was originally planned for February, but was postponed after a Chinese spy balloon traveled over sensitive military sites in the U.S. before being shot down over the Atlantic Ocean. Since then, China&#8217;s military officials have given the U.S. the silent treatment and engaged in aggressive military maneuvers in the region.<\/p>\n<h3>A Major Problem<\/h3>\n<p>According to Ely Ratner, the assistant secretary of defense for the Indo-Pacific, there has been a steep rise in the region of People&#8217;s Liberation Army aerial intercepts over the last 18 months, which he called a &#8220;major problem.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Since Blinken canceled the trip, a Chinese aircraft conducted an aggressive maneuver toward a U.S. Air Force aircraft, while a Chinese naval ship sailed in the way of a pair of U.S. and Canadian ships in the Taiwan Strait.<\/p>\n<p>Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin briefly met with Minister of National Defense Li Shangfu at the Shangri-La summit in Singapore earlier this month, but it was not a substantive conversation, and the Chinese denied a request for a more formal meeting.<\/p>\n<p>The administration also acknowledged this week that Beijing has a spy facility in Cuba that was updated in 2019.<\/p>\n<h3>What to Expect<\/h3>\n<p>During his trip, Blinken will discuss bilateral issues of concern, global and regional matters, and potential cooperation on shared transnational challenges. It will be interesting to see how the U.S.-PRC relationship progresses following the spy balloon incident and recent aggressive military maneuvers.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Will China be willing to engage in open communication?<\/li>\n<li>Will the U.S. take a stronger stance against China&#8217;s aggressive behavior?<\/li>\n<li>What potential cooperation can be achieved?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Stay tuned for updates on this developing story.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit China this week after a delay caused by the spy balloon incident. 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