John Avlon: The subject of China has become politically intense in Washington. He says lawmakers on both sides don't want to be seen as anything but incredibly tough on China. And all of this is happening against the backdrop of presidential campaign that's already underway, he says. Avlon: It really restricts the Biden administration's room to maneuver in trying to calm the situation down.
American fighters shot down a balloon that China says was monitoring the weather, but America insists was spying. It was a minor incident, but it highlights the relationship of a great-power rivalry with inadequate guardrails. Our correspondent visits a market in Mumbai to see what might be lost as India’s economy formalises. And some surprising—and worrying—data puncturing the myth about the skinny French.
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