(Preview) Biden’s State of the Union; Escalating Rhetoric in Congress; Holes in the Hardliner Balloon Theory; What Xi Thinks about Competition

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Bill Bishop is the author of Sinocism

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Balloon blowup; PRC-Russia; Hong Kong trial; Real estate — Sinocism

Xi and Biden articulate views on systems competition; Balloon mess; AI bubble — Sinocism

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Chinese balloon part of vast aerial surveillance program, U.S. says — Washington Post

Agents of Subversion: The Fate of John T. Downey and the CIA's Covert War in China — John Delury

Downed Chinese balloon was 200 feet tall, U.S. military says — NBC News

GOP preps anti-China economic salvo — Politico

China’s military keeps rivals on edge with balloon strategy — Financial Times

China Has More ICBM Launchers Than U.S., American Military Reports — Wall Street Journal

Chinese spy balloon furore puts focus on Xi Jinping’s leadership — Financial Times

House votes to make it easier to report UFOs — Politico

A Chinese Telescope Did Not Find an Alien Signal. The Search Continues. — New York Times

The X files intro and opening theme — YouTube