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Freak accident or calculated move? What China’s spy balloon over the US may be about

China’s test of resolve was met head-on by the US. Indeed, clearer skies might mark the way ahead for bilateral ties between the superpowers.

Lin Suling

I wrung my hands this week over the ruckus raised as a Chinese “spy balloon” drifted across the US

Western media has decried Chinese surveillance and condemned the infringement of US sovereignty. US politicians are baying for blood, with

to why a spy balloon was allowed into the country’s airspace and whether national security had been compromised.