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Esper: Balloon incident weakens relationship between US, China

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Mark Esper, who served as the Defense Secretary under President Trump, said he questions why they did not detect Chinese balloons that came near the United States during the Trump administration. Esper suggested that previous balloons may have become lost in the noise, which may be why they were undetected. The balloon incident led Secretary of State Antony Blinken to postpone his visit to Beijing last week.

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Esper: Balloon incident weakens relationship between US, China

Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Tuesday said that the suspected Chinese spy balloon that traveled over the country last week has further weakened relations between the United States and China. “I think it certainly undermines U.S.-China relations and damages trust between our two countries, between our leadership,” Esper said in an appearance on “CNN…

2 years ago·Washington, United States

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