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Spy balloon is spotted over Montana. Will it interfere with Blinken's China trip?

By Leila Fadel,
Emily Feng
Published February 3, 2023 at 7:22 AM EST

Secretary of State Antony Blinken will be the first Cabinet secretary in the Biden Administration to visit China. His trip this weekend comes as tensions between the U.S. and China continue to boil.

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Leila Fadel
Leila Fadel is a national correspondent for NPR based in Los Angeles, covering issues of culture, diversity, and race.
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Emily Feng
Emily Feng is NPR's Beijing correspondent.
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