How to respond to the Chinese balloon situation presents a diplomatic challenge for the Biden administration at a time when Washington is trying to stabilize relations with Beijing.
presents a diplomatic challenge for the Biden administration at a time when Washington is trying to stabilize relations with Beijing -- amid tensions over Taiwan, trade, COVID, technology and a U.S. warning not to support Russia's war in Ukraine.
Despite calling off the trip, Blinken said he told his Chinese counterpart the U.S. would keep lines of communication with Beijing open. "Any country that has its airspace violated in this way, I think, would respond similarly. And I can only imagine what the reaction would be in China if they were on the other end," he said. "And what this has done is created the conditions that undermine the purpose on the trip, including ongoing efforts to build a floor under the relationship."
In a rare step, the Chinese Foreign Ministry did issue an apology of sorts Friday before the State Department's trip delay announcement, saying it "regrets" that the balloon entered U.S. airspace. However, its description of the aircraft's purpose -- civilian weather monitoring -- directly contradicts the Pentagon's assessment that the balloon was carrying out military surveillance.
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