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Please try again <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Article content<\/h2>\n<p>China condemned the attack on Sunday as an act desecration \u201cover-reaction,\u201d It stated that it retained the right to use any necessary means to address the matter \u201csimilar situations,\u201d Without exacerbating.<\/p>\n<p>Analysts said that they will be monitoring the skies and seas of East Asia for signs and symptoms of tension due to the increasing deployments of aircraft and ships from China and the United States, and their allies.<\/p>\n<p>However, bilateral tensions have risen in recent days due to the balloon incident. Washington and Beijing are trying to improve their ties.<\/p>\n<p>The United States postponed a visit by Antony Blinken to Beijing due to the discovery of the balloon above North America&#8217;s upper atmosphere. The November summit between Presidents Joe Biden, Xi Jinping had led to this trip.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border article-content__ad-group ad_counter_3\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment2452854625381422938527031086809088\" class=\"ad\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\" id=\"advertisment2452854625381422938527031086809088\">Advertisement 3<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__label\">\n<p> Continue the story below <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-3\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[7,7],[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-interscroller=\"7x7\" data-ad-loc=\"3\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[7,7],[300,250],[320,50],[300,50]]\" data-aqa=\"advertisement\" id=\"ad-3\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p> The advertisement is not yet loaded, but you can continue reading the article below. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Article content<\/h2>\n<p>Both sides are widely seen as keen to stabilize relations after a turbulent few years, with the Biden administration leery of tensions descending into conflict and Xi eyeing a recovery for the world\u2019s second-largest economy after a severe COVID-19 slump.<\/p>\n<p>Zhao Tong, a senior scholar at the China office at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and a visiting researcher from Princeton University, stated that rebuilding U.S. relations with China is possible.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe two sides still have a shared strong interest in stabilizing and responsibly managing the bilateral relationship,\u201d Zhao shared his thoughts with Reuters.<\/p>\n<p>SWEEP UNDER RUG<\/p>\n<p>Collin Koh, a security fellow at Singapore\u2019s S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, predicted China would continue to respond vigorously to U.S. military reconnaissance patrols but stop short of confrontation.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border article-content__ad-group ad_counter_4\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment6709089565454579275477292649807872\" class=\"ad\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\" id=\"advertisment6709089565454579275477292649807872\">Advertisement 4<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__label\">\n<p> Continue the story below <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-4\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-loc=\"4\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[320,50],[300,50],[300,250]]\" data-aqa=\"advertisement\" id=\"ad-4\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p> The advertisement is not yet loaded, but you can continue reading the article below. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Article content<\/h2>\n<p>Even in calmer periods, Chinese forces often shadow U.S. military operations, especially at sea. This is because of tensions over Taiwanese sovereignty and the South China Sea.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAgainst manned platforms we might expect China to exercise restraint, but against unmanned ones it becomes more uncertain \u2013 especially if Beijing believes that it\u2019s possible to contain fallout since it involves no crew,\u201d Koh stated.<\/p>\n<p>He noted China\u2019s seizure of a U.S. underwater glider deployed by an oceanographic research ship off the Philippines in December 2016. Later, the Chinese navy returned it to a U.S. military vessel.<\/p>\n<p>Christopher Twomey, security scholar at U.S. According to the Naval Postgraduate School, China&#8217;s response will be limited. \u201cI\u2019d expect they\u2019d protest moderately but hope to sweep this under the rug and reinstate progress on senior-level visits within months,\u201d Twomey spoke in private.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border article-content__ad-group ad_counter_5\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment4684341374961830796859410003001344\" class=\"ad\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\" id=\"advertisment4684341374961830796859410003001344\">Advertisement 5.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__label\">\n<p> Continue the story below <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-5\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-loc=\"5\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[320,50],[300,50],[300,250]]\" data-aqa=\"advertisement\" id=\"ad-5\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p> The advertisement is not yet loaded, but you can continue reading the article below. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Article content<\/h2>\n<p>Zhu Feng (executive dean of Nanjing University School of International Studies) said that U.S. officials need to stop \u201chyping\u201d events will ensure a smooth return of normalized communications that they previously requested from Beijing.<\/p>\n<p>Zhu expressed his hope \u201cthe two governments can turn the page as soon as possible so that Sino-U.S. relations can return to an institutionalized channel of communication and dialog.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some analysts are watching Chinese state media and online activity for hints at any clamor for a tougher response, as China\u2019s mainstream state media have stuck to reporting official statements.<\/p>\n<p>On China\u2019s heavily censored social media, there was little evidence that nationalistic anger was being stirred up over the incident, with many netizens asking what the fuss was over one balloon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow, China can retire its satellites!,\u201d One user laughed. 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