How China's 'Spy Balloon' Challenges U.S.-China Relations

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While the Chinese high-altitude balloon that traversed the United States from West to East is out of the sky, the controversy surrounding it is far from over. Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 01:18 Beijing “reserves the right to take further action” 02:55 Was balloon mistake or miscalculation? 22:13 Ivan Kanapathy interview: Washington D.C. view 34:33 U.S. still believes U.S-China face-to-face necessary 35:27 What are repercussions of Blinken trip postponement? Our panelists today are: • Huang Kwei-bo National Chengchi University Associate Professor of Diplomacy and a Taiwan-US-China relations expert • Albert Chiu Tunghai University Political Science Professor and a Taiwan-US relations expert And from Washington DC: Ivan Kanapathy, vice president of Beacon Global Strategies, a Senior Associate and Freeman Chair in China Studies at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, formerly U.S. National Security Council director for China, Taiwan, and Mongolia, and deputy senior director for Asian affairs. Ivan also served as a military attache at the American Institute in Taiwan.