Blinken says China spy balloon incident 'should be closed'
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[June 20, 2023]
BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said
the spy balloon incident with China "should be closed" in an interview
with MSNBC posted online on Tuesday.
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken holds
a press conference in Beijing American Center at the U.S. Embassy, in
Beijing, China, June 19, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis/Pool |
"We
did what we needed to do to protect our interests, we said what
we needed to say and made clear what needed to make clear in
terms of this not happening again. So as long as it doesn't,
that chapter should be closed," Antony Blinken said in the video
interview with MSNBC.
(Reporting by Beijing newsroom; Editing by Andrew Heavens)
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