during the visit assuring that u.s. and china don t veer into conflict. lucas tomlinson is ticking things off for us, hey, lucas. ahead of the trip to china, proib president biden appearing to downplay the chinese balloon on the week long odyssey across the country. including flying over american nuclear missile bases. i don t think the leadership knew where it was and knew what was in it and knew what was going on. i think it was more embarrassing than it was intentional. and as aishah mentioned, antony blinken departing last night for beijing months after canceled abruptly after the spy balloon. the first visit by a secretary of state to china in more than five years. intense competition requires sustained diplomacy to assure that competition does not veer into confrontation or conflict and that s what the world expects of united states and china. blinken s trip to china comes after recent provocations in addition to the spy balloon. remember the air force jet tha
during the visit assuring that u.s. and china don t veer into conflict. lucas tomlinson is ticking things off for us, hey, lucas. ahead of the trip to china, proib president biden appearing to downplay the chinese balloon on the week long odyssey across the country. including flying over american nuclear missile bases. i don t think the leadership knew where it was and knew what was in it and knew what was going on. i think it was more embarrassing than it was intentional. and as aishah mentioned, antony blinken departing last night for beijing months after canceled abruptly after the spy balloon. the first visit by a secretary of state to china in more than five years. intense competition requires sustained diplomacy to assure that competition does not veer into confrontation or conflict