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Words from mr lincoln, warning china against incursions into us airspace, but is this likely to deter beijing? i us airspace, but is this likely to deter beijing?— to deter bei'ing? i think it is kind of a — to deter beijing? i think it is kind of a pattern, _ to deter beijing? i think it is kind of a pattern, that - to deter beijing? i think it is i kind of a pattern, that besides balloon we see that china has been dispersing for example fishing boats in the south china sea, with regard to its territorial dispute with its labour in the contested territory, so it has kind of been a pattern...

Dispute with its labour in the contested territory, so it has kind of been a pattern that china used this kind of apparently less threatening kind of vessels or means or equipment to expand its actions and influence and freedom of movement, so this kind of balloon programme, as the us has now found out that china has kind of an elaborate balloon programme for surveillance and spying, and i don't think china will cancel it. maybe it will be more cautious in sending a balloon into us skies, but i would believe that china will continue to do it over the territorial space, air space of other count...

Aircraft, encroaching ships, but this is somewhat unique and this is a tactic that china likes to employ, doing things slightly differently than the united states and other countries in order to get ahead but also cause some confusion in decision—making. all also cause some confusion in decision-making. all countries includinu decision-making. all countries including the _ decision-making. all countries including the us _ decision-making. all countries including the us engages - decision-making. all countries including the us engages in i including the us engages in espionage. is this really...

The us, engage in espionage - so| the us, engage in espionage — so is this really anything to be particularly alarmed about? so there are lots of incidences _ particularly alarmed about? so there are lots of incidences we _ particularly alarmed about? so there are lots of incidences we can - particularly alarmed about? so there are lots of incidences we can say - are lots of incidences we can say all countries do something, but china does it slightly differently. even in the realm of espionage, it's true that countries are trying to gather information about other countries's state behaviour ...

Thank you. i think that given that beijing stood to benefit from this visit by antony blinken, i think it is doubtful that the leadership had time. it is likely that the leadership was very much of course aware of the balloon programme, which the pentagon has stated takes place around the world, and passages of surveillance balloons have taken place in the us before so the leadership likely new this programme was in effect and implemented but i think it is unlikely that they understood that the timing would come up on the eve of antony blinken�*s visit. it on the eve of antony blinken's visi...