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The relationship between the U.S. and China has always been characterized by mistrust. The world's two largest economies view each other as rivals, and their latest dispute was ignited by a white balloon that China flew over U.S. territory. The US government says that its Air Force shot down a spy balloon that American media describes as part of a global Chinese surveillance system. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken postponed his trip to China. What's at stake for Washington and Beijing? And why? On To the Point we ask: US-China rivalry: What`s behind the growing tensions?

Our guests:

Marina Henke, Hertie School, Director Centre for International Security

Qian Sun, freelance journalist in Berlin, working for chinese and german media

Chapters:
00:00 Growing tensions between the US and China
01:30 How big of a deal is the balloon?
05:00 Political dimensions of the incident
07:00 Balloons versus satellites
08:30 Blinken postpones trip to China
10:00 China’s perspective and “Ping-pong diplomacy”
11:40 The long history of US-China rivalry
13:00 Biden’s China policy
16:00 Xi Jinping’s agenda on Taiwan
20:00 Will there be a military conflict?
22:00 “Friendshoring”: A new global trend?
23:30 The role of key technologies

#china #usa #spyballoon

Thorsten Benner, Director Think tank Global Public Policy Institute (GGPI)
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