[0:03:50 - 0:03:55] Ten months earlier, he ordered an F-22 from Langley to shoot down that
Chinese spy balloon
[0:39:56 - 0:40:02] Even when a
Chinese spy balloon reached American airspace and was shot down by the US.
[0:40:02 - 0:40:08] If the US and
Chinese militaries can't communicate over a
Chinese spy balloon,
[0:40:30 - 0:40:37] Doesn't that make the situation even more dangerous if US and
Chinese militaries are not talking?
[0:42:21 - 0:42:28] In June, a
Chinese warship nearly collided with a US destroyer in the Taiwan Strait.
[0:43:33 - 0:43:40] Technically speaking, the
Chinese now have the largest Navy in the world in terms of number of ships.
[0:53:17 - 0:53:27] The U.S. defense posture is viewed as aggressive by the
Chinese. The foreign minister just said, look, stop the containment. This may lead to conflict.
[0:53:27 - 0:53:42] Perhaps the
Chinese minister doesn't like the fact that the U.S. Navy is operating in collaboration with dozens of navies around the world to ensure that the maritime commons remains free and open for all nations.
[0:53:42 - 0:53:51] The
Chinese want to dictate those terms. And so they don't like our presence, but our presence is not intended to be provocative.