High-altitude unmanned balloon
Biden bullies China. But it won’t work
The balloon affair can be regarded as a defining moment. It exposes that while China was approaching Blinken’s visit in good faith with the purpose of finding constructive ways forward, Washington didn’t view things the same way
US shoots down high-altitude balloon and whips up anti-China paranoia
The presence of a large balloon over North America caused mass paranoia in the US as both right-wing politicians and Biden administration officials fanned “Chinese spy balloon” claims