Now that a Chinese surveillance balloon has been shot out of the air by the U.S. Air Force, American and Chinese officials are dealing with the fallout from Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s canceled diplomatic visit. HistoryAsItHappens podcast
by the U.S. Air Force off the Atlantic coastline, American and Chinese officials are dealing with the fallout from Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s canceled diplomatic visit at a time of historically poor relations between the two powers.secretary of state to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping since Rex Tillerson in 2017, and there was no shortage of important issues to discuss in an effort to improve ties, not least the possibility of war over Taiwan.
“Threat perceptions tend to spike between great powers when power differentials narrow,” said Andrew Scobell, a distinguished fellow with the China program at the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington, referring to China’s dramatic economic growth and trade advantages obtained over the past two decades. “The other factor that comes into play here is that when you start to see the other side as a rival, you tend to overestimate their hostility.
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