After bringing down the spy balloon: “Biden had no other choice, but the Cold War with China seems to have started” | Abroad

“If the incident with the downed spy balloon makes one thing clear, it is that it increasingly points to a Cold War between the US and China that could last for years and possibly even decades.” So says professor of international politics David Criekemans (UAntwerp and KU Leuven) after the now infamous Chinese balloon was shot down by an American fighter jet on Saturday evening. “What worries me most is that China will now strengthen its ties with Russia even more.”