Velvet BladeFeb 5, 2023

Duplicitous headline. Shooting down a Chinese spy balloon doesn't harm China-US relations any more than sending it in the first place.

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3209165/balloon-downing-deepens-fault-lines-china-us-relations-analysts

Balloon downing deepens fault lines in China-US relations: analysts

Both sides will need to tamp down their rhetoric to avoid further unnecessary fallout, Chinese observer says.

South China Morning Post
Show threadoldguycrustyFeb 5, 2023

@velvetblade

Thank you. Exactly. This seems like such a fundamental truth, but I havent heard it voiced anywhere else.

Show threadVelvet Blade
@oldguycrusty It's as if media has completely forgotten 2016. Every one of these articles should point out the pagoda or chip hijackers or any number of ballsy, sneaky espionage attempts.
Feb 5, 2023 at 4:33pmWeb
Show threadVelvet BladeFeb 5, 2023

@oldguycrusty Ha! Here's the chaser.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/following-u-s-downing-of-suspected-spy-balloon-beijing-signals-desire-to-move-on-11675605563

Following U.S. Downing of Suspected Spy Balloon, Beijing Signals Desire to Move On

Chinese defense ministry calls U.S. decision an ‘obvious overreaction’

The Wall Street Journal