Remember Those Chinese 'Spy Balloons'? Neither Does the White House
We identified the so-called “Spy Balloon” controversy as a U.S. hoax while the mainstream media called for severe consequences for Beijing
Secretary of State Antony Blinken told NBC News that the spy balloon incident that prompted him to cancel a February visit to China “should be closed” after a high-profile meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping and his top diplomat.
TRENDPOST: The relationship between the U.S. and China has suffered in recent months over several issues ranging from Taiwan to Beijing’s growing relationship with Russia.
We identified the so-called “Spy Balloon” controversy as a U.S. hoax while the mainstream media called for severe consequences for Beijing. China called the F-22 intervention to blow these balloons out of the sky “hysterical and absurd.”
Across the globe there are many balloons from many countries. Do you want to shoot down every one of them?” Wang Yi, China’s top diplomat, asked at the time. “It did not show that the U.S. is strong. On the contrary, it showed the opposite. We urge the U.S. not to do such preposterous things in order to divert attention from its domestic problems.”
It’s all a distraction.
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Xi told Blinken that the future of humanity will depend on how China and the U.S. can coexist.
“I hope that, through this visit, Mr. Secretary, you will make more positive contributions to stabilizing China-U.S. relations,” Xi said, according to CNBC.
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Matthew Miller, a State Department spokesman, said in a statement that Blinken “underscored the importance of responsibly managing the competition between the United States and the PRC through open channels of communication to ensure competition does not veer into conflict.”
The meeting with Xi was not planned and was seen as evidence that Blinken’s earlier meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang went well.
Blinken, the highest-level U.S. official to visit China since Biden took office, said, “We both agree on the need to stabilize our relationship.”
He called the trip “candid and constructive.”
Blinken was asked about the good feelings when he left China and how a day later, President Joe Biden called Xi a “dictator.”
“The President always speaks candidly, he speaks directly. He speaks clearly, and he speaks for all of us,” Blinken said.
China called the comment a provocation.
TRENDPOST: The Trends Journal has long stated that the U.S. will not intervene if/when China invades Taiwan, and Blinken further cemented our forecast after the meeting.
“We do not support Taiwan independence,” Blinken said in a press conference on Monday at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing. “We remain opposed to any unilateral changes to the status quo by either side. We continue to expect the peaceful resolution of cross-strait differences. We remain committed to continuing our responsibilities under the Taiwan Relations Act including making sure Taiwan has the ability to defend itself.”