As Washington shoots Chinese balloon down, tensions grow – The Militant

....For years the U.S. rulers have sought to contain the rulers of China and especially limit their acquisition of military technology. Washington views their growing economic, political and military clout as a challenge to its decadeslong supremacy in the Pacific, the biggest prize it won when it came out of the second imperialist world war as top dog.

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As Washington shoots Chinese balloon down, tensions grow – The Militant