The White House faces a 'geopolitical risk' in its attitude towards the intrusion into U.S. airspace, a national security analyst said.
to Taiwan—which China treats as part of its territory—in August 2022 enflamed tensions and prompted military drills.
"Beijing is probably trying to signal to Washington: 'While we want to improve ties, we are also ever ready for sustained competition, using any means necessary,' without severely inflaming tensions," He Yuan Ming, an air-power analyst, told theWhile senior administration officials have stressed that the reconnaissance the balloon could do would be of limited value to the Chinese compared to the information they could acquire through other means,"someone in China thinks...
Grant said this was"part of the puzzle of China," i.e. knowing"how to deter their brazen grey-area military activities." Before, she noted:"It's tough for Blinken: does he want to go and drink tea in China with the balloon over the U.S.? It's very awkward." "I think there's a geopolitical risk here; they might want to consider shooting this down. What happens when the next one comes over?" Grant said.
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