White House: the decision to postpone Blinken's visit to China was unanimously supported by the US administration

This was announced at a regular briefing by White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre.

“As for Blinken’s trip, the President (USA Joe Biden. -

) agreed with the decision of the Secretary of State not to go on this trip.

And it was unanimous (supported by the US administration) that a trip to the People's Republic of China is currently inappropriate, ”TASS quotes her as saying.

Earlier, the US State Department announced that Blinken's visit to China was postponed due to the situation with a suspected Chinese reconnaissance balloon found in United States airspace.

According to the Pentagon, China's meteorological probe is moving east and is located in the central part of the United States, it has "the ability to maneuver."