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Chinese Balloon in US Airspace: A Diplomatic Crisis and Escalation of US-China Relations?

by London Politica

23 February 2023

In this paper we discuss:

  1. The events regarding the retrieval and shooting of the Chinese ("Spy") Balloons;
  2. The divisions they have caused in the US political spectrum;
  3. The cancellation of Blinken's trip to Beijing following the diplomatic crisis;
  4. How tension between US and China has grown after the events; and
  5. Whether or not a de-escalation is possible.

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