Blinken's Diplomatic Tour: China and Saudi Arabia in Focus.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to travel to China in the coming weeks for talks, after a previously planned trip was postponed following the discovery of a Chinese spy balloon flying over the United States. The relationship between the two countries has spiraled since the incident, with leaders postponing or rejecting talks. Blinken's upcoming visit will likely aim to assuage the security concerns of key U.S. allies in the Indo-Pacific, such as South Korea and Japan. Aspects of U.S.-China relations have proven to be a rare point of bipartisan agreement in Congress.