Blinken In Beijing

When President Biden sent Secretary of State Antony Blinken to communist China over the weekend, he dispatched America’s top diplomat without a commitment that he would be able to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. So, Biden took his kowtowing to communist China to a new low over the weekend. 

Just before boarding Air Force One to fly to Philadelphia Saturday morning, Biden walked over to reporters waiting on the tarmac. When asked if Secretary Blinken could mend relations with communist China, Biden said this about the spy balloon incident:

“I don’t think the [Chinese] leadership knew where it was and knew what was in it and knew what was going on. I think it was more embarrassing than it was intentional.”

Let me remind you that Beijing’s spy balloon followed a course that took it over multiple U.S. military bases. As it flew over our bases, it would circle the bases, making multiple passes to collect information. 

And Biden thinks this is accidental?! Why did he say that? 

Well, Biden knew that when Blinken left the United States, there was no agreement that Blinken would be allowed to meet with Xi. So, Biden had to publicly grovel and accept Beijing’s public statements that the spy balloon flyover was an accident in order to get that meeting. 

Wouldn’t you know it – Blinken got his meeting with Chairman Xi. And Blinken now says that the spy balloon chapter is “closed.” We’re not going to talk about that anymore.

Once again, no one is representing the interests of the United States. Biden wasn’t representing us when he lied about the balloon. Blinken wasn’t representing us either because I guarantee you he did not forcefully confront Chairman Xi. 

This weakness will make defending Taiwan and confronting communist China about COVID-19 far more difficult, if not impossible.