Blinken said China undermined the possibility of building the foundation of relations with the United States

According to him, the incident undermined the purpose of his planned visit to China, namely "efforts to build a foundation for relations."

“I can only imagine how China would react if they were on the other side,” RIA Novosti quotes Blinken.

Earlier, he called the incident with the PRC weather balloon "a violation of US sovereignty."

The US Secretary of State also said he would visit Beijing "when circumstances permit."