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Biden admin held private talks with Beijing on Chinese spy balloon ahead of notifying public, officials say

Biden admin held private talks with Beijing on Chinese spy balloon ahead of notifying public, officials say

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Wednesday, April 9, 2025 11:29 AM GMT

Biden officials held discussions with Beijing on Feb. 1 about the balloon, and discussed the impact disclosing the balloon to the public could have on the relationship with China.

Biden officials held discussions with Beijing Feb. 1, 2023, about the balloon, and discussed the impact disclosing the balloon to the public could have on the relationship with China, internal State Department documents show, two Trump administration officials told Fox News Digital.   Diana Stancy is a politics reporter with Fox News Digital covering the White House. 

 

An internal State Department readout of the talks between Blinken and a top Chinese diplomat said Blinken stated that if the presence of the balloon were revealed publicly, it could have "profound implications for our relationship" with China, particularly amid efforts to stabilize the bilateral relationship with Beijing, two Trump administration officials familiar with the documents told Fox News Digital. 

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