Yes, because China would want to do a bio-attack on their biggest customer. That makes perfect sense.
You underestimate them don't you? There are over 200 U.S citizens being held against their will in China last I heard. Do you think they care anymore after decades of bending the knee and not holding even U.S allies to a standard of freedom?
'Praying for a Miracle': The Americans Detained in China
Over 200 Americans are held in China, many without formal charges, according to the Dui Hua Foundation. The Chinese spy balloon has dashed their hopes of a resolution.
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The postponement of a meeting between senior U.S. officials and counterparts in Beijing over a surveillance balloon detected over the continental United States may further dash the hopes of American citizens held for years in China.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken was set to travel to Beijing this weekend for sit-down talks with Chinese officials as a follow-up to presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping's meeting late last year. He would have been the first top U.S. diplomat to visit the country in five years.
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More than 200 U.S. citizens at various stages of prosecution remain wrongfully detained in China but the exact number is unclear, according to John Kamm, who chairs the Dui Hua Foundation, a San Francisco-based nonprofit seeking clemency and better treatment for at-risk detainees, American or otherwise.
"I consider Americans subject to coercive measures as political prisoners due to the state of U.S.-China relations. In short, they are political prisoners because their imprisonment and treatment are related to the poor state of political relations between the two countries," Kamm told Newsweek.
The families argue the insubstantial charges against their loved ones have never stood up to scrutiny. Convictions for political crimes are rare.
