Chinese surveillance balloons over the US weren't something many of us had in our 2023 bingo cards, but the US military has shot down a Chinese high-altitude balloon after it drifted off the East Coast near the Carolinas. US officials say the balloon was being used for surveillance, while China insists it was a civilian research vessel.

What does this mean for US-China relations? And with US President Joe Biden's State of the Union address 2023 just around the corner, will China be an uninvited guest on Tuesday night?

On Washington Report, Drive Time's Elliot Danker and Timothy Go speak with Trisha Craig, Vice President (Engagement) and Senior Lecturer of Social Sciences (Sociology and Political Science), Yale-NUS College to unpack the latest developments out of the US.