The War Drive Against China Keeps Ballooning

<p>Biden’s administration used an Air Force F-22 Raptor jet &nbsp;fighter and Raytheon’s Sidewinder missile, to shoot down a meandering &nbsp;Chinese balloon on Saturday. Republicans in Congress called the balloon a &nbsp;“show of force,” and Biden canceled Secretary of State Blinken’s trip &nbsp;to China.</p> <p>Brian is joined by Dr. Ken Hammond, professor of East &nbsp;Asian and Global History at New Mexico State University, founding &nbsp;director of the Confucius Institute at New Mexico State University, and &nbsp;leading organizer with Pivot to Peace.</p> <p>Please make an urgently-needed contribution to The Socialist Program by joining our Patreon community at <a href="https://gate.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fpatreon.com%2Fthesocialistprogram&amp;token=2313b3-1-1675938886973" rel="nofollow ugc" target="_blank" title="http://patreon.com/thesocialistprogram">patreon.com/thesocialistprogram</a>. &nbsp;We rely on the generous support of our listeners to keep bringing you &nbsp;consistent, high-quality shows. All Patreon donors of $5 a month or more &nbsp;are invited to join the monthly Q&amp;A seminar with Brian.</p>