Biden’s administration used an Air Force F-22 Raptor jet  fighter and Raytheon’s Sidewinder missile, to shoot down a meandering  Chinese balloon on Saturday. Republicans in Congress called the balloon a  “show of force,” and Biden canceled Secretary of State Blinken’s trip  to China.

Brian is joined by Dr. Ken Hammond, professor of East  Asian and Global History at New Mexico State University, founding  director of the Confucius Institute at New Mexico State University, and  leading organizer with Pivot to Peace.

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