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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken plans to visit China in the coming weeks for talks with top officials, possibly including President Xi Jinping. Blinken had planned to visit Beijing in February but scrapped the trip after the US shot down what it said was a Chinese spy balloon crossing the US. The visit would be part of President Joe Biden’s effort to restore some normalcy to a relationship that continues to be roiled by tense military encounters and punitive economic measures. The news comes after the White House warned of a “growing aggressiveness” by the Chinese military, following interceptions of a US ship and aircraft in recent weeks.