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Has the air gone out of US China trade relations?

The US bursting Chinese intelligence balloons is the latest thing to cause friction between the nations.

The US has burst what it's called a high-altitude intelligence gathering balloon from China, while the deadline over a dispute between the two countries over the trading of microchips has expired. We speak a former member of the Clinton Administration about what this means for trade relations between the nations.

We find out why Ghana's in an arm-wrestle with its pensioners over who's going to foot the bill for its debt problems.

And what's behind the low birth rates affecting nations all around the world?

(Picture: The suspected Chinese spy balloon drifts to the ocean after being shot down off the coast in Surfside Beach, South Carolina, U.S. February 4, 2023.Credit: REUTERS/Randall Hill/File Photo/File Photo)

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Mon 13 Feb 2023 22:32GMT

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  • Mon 13 Feb 2023 22:32GMT