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I'm John Baster. This is CBSI on the world. Bloomberg headline. China moves from

contrite to confrontational over US balloon. The balloon contest right now is engaged by diplomats

around the world. The most recent from Beijing. Beijing's abrupt shift from expressing

regret rights. Bloomberg news to threatening retaliation over the US's spy balloon claims

reflects the domestic imperative for Xi Jinping to show he's standing up for China against

external pressure. Further narrowing the window to reset ties before the US election season

gets into full swing. I welcome my colleague and co-host Gordon Chang at Gordon G. Chang

and our colleague Charles Burton of the McDonald Laurie Institute. First Gordon to you, the

ties that are addressed in the Bloomberg headline reset what ties. What is the reference?

Good day to you, Gordon. Good day, John. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken was supposed to

go to Beijing, but he said that he was going to quote unquote postponage trip because

of the balloon incident. So in the sense, those ties were already fragile and they've been

made more so by this event. And Charles, I come to you on this matter because the balloon

flew not only over continental United States from my understanding from Montana to South

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