How a 'spy' balloon inflated US-China tensions
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US Chinese Diplomatic Relations at the Moment
Relations between China and the United States are at their worst in decades. The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was due to visit Beijing this weekend. But a balloon carrying him has been shot down over water by Chinese forces. It's hard to see how the two sides can rode back from this, says Neil MacIntosh.
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