Published In
The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-2023
Subjects
China Spy Balloon, US–China -- Conflict, Espionage -- International Relations
Abstract
The recent China Balloon Incident has all the appearance of high drama, though the heat is mainly provided by domestic politics rather than a strategic face-off of the U-2 or Cuba Missile Crisis variety. This is a drama in three acts. In Act 1, “Discovery”, the Biden administration went into action mode on finding that a Chinese “spy” balloon had crossed the US. An air force jet shot the balloon down, displaying Cold War-style toughness with China. In Act 2, “Evaluation”, new facts emerged that shed further light on the episode. Act 3, “Blaming”, involves mutual recriminations that obscure the real issue: escalating great power tensions between the United States and China.
Rights
Copyright (c) 2023 The Authors
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/40115
Citation Details
Gurtov, Mel, "The China Balloon Incident: The Drama within the Drama" (2023). Political Science Faculty Publications and Presentations. 119.
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/40115