China responded to President Joe Biden's State of the Union address, where he specifically called out the country and President Xi following the Chinese spy balloon takedown.
SEN. HAWLEY SHREDS BIDEN'S COMMENTS IN CHINA DYRUNG STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS: ‘ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER’"Actions speak louder than words. And President Biden's actions have been very weak toward China," Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley told Fox News during an interview Tuesday evening.
"The US hasn’t created a proper atmosphere for dialogue," Tan Kefei, Chinese Military Defense spokesperson, told Bloomberg after the remarks. The Chinese spy balloon fiasco began when a large white balloon, reportedly the size of three school buses, was hovering over Billings, Montana, home to one of the nation's three missile silos.China claimed it was just a civilian weather balloon that accidentally floated into US airspace, but various members of congress called for Biden to shoot down that potential security threat.
On Wednesday, U.S. military and national security officials confirmed that the Chinese spy balloon was tied to aThe Pentagon did not take action for several days, eventually shooting it down after it had already drifted from Monatna to South Carolina.Reports have now emerged that several similar balloons have been detected in American airspace over the years.China was upset with the balloon take down and stood by their claim that it was a civilian airship.
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