Biden Cowed by China’s Aggression

Then-U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Blinken (right) meets with Liu Yandong, then-Vice Premier of China, in Washington on June 24, 2015. Chris Kleponis/AFP via Getty Images

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The State Department delayed imposing sanctions, export controls, and other measures on China after the Chinese military brazenly flew its large spy balloon over Alaska, Canada, and the lower 48 states in late January and early February.