Balloons in the sky

The question regarding how the US should respond to Chinese “weather balloons” over the homeland is of course an interesting one that surely will get its fair share of attention after recent events.

A more interesting question is:

Why does the US not want Blinken to go to China at this specific point in time?

Do you know the answer to this one?

I do.

Asking the right questions matters.

Update 2026-08-19: Corrected grammar and spelling (going through old posts using a new tool). The content of the text was not changed in any way.