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The Chinese balloon found hovering above Montana is the latest development in U.S. – China relations. Friday, the CCP’s foreign ministry spokesperson released the following statement:
The airship is from China. It is a civilian airship used for research, mainly meteorological, purposes. Affected by the Westerlies and with limited self-steering capability, the airship deviated far from its planned course. The Chinese side regrets the unintended entry of the airship into US airspace due to force majeure. The Chinese side will continue communicating with the US side and properly handle this unexpected situation caused by force majeure.
This is still a developing story, but there is a bigger picture to understand here.
The relations between the U.S. and China have been drastically different under Biden compared to President Trump.
Trump infamously started a trade war with China after what he viewed as unfair trade agreements from previous …
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