US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is likely to reschedule an aborted visit to China in the coming weeks, officials said Tuesday (Jun 6), as the two powers try again to put a cap on tensions. Blinken had been set to travel to China in February but cancelled the trip after the United States detected and later shot down what it said was a Chinese espionage balloon over US soil. But both countries gave a positive assessment of a recent visit to Beijing by senior US officials, which included Daniel Kritenbrink, the top US diplomat for East Asia who also arranged Blinken's previously planned trip. A US official said on ... (full story)