Alex Ward: The U.S. shot down a Chinese spy balloon, which is souring relations between the two countries. He says it's unlikely that this incident will lead to full-blown break in US-China ties. Ward: Tensions are likely to deflate over time as China and Washington work through their differences.
The balloon crisis is blown up. Politico’s Alex Ward deflates it for us.
This episode was produced by Amanda Lewellyn, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Miles Bryan, engineered by Paul Robert Mounsey and Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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