Postponing the trip was a significant political move, as the United States negotiates a relationship that state department officials described as"its most complex and consequential".The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he is 'confident' the balloon is a Chinese surveillance device, following his decision to postpone his trip to China.The hawks in Washington channelled their dissatisfaction through social media.
Republican senator Tom Cotton tweeted:"President Biden should stop coddling and appeasing the Chinese communists. Bring the balloon down now and exploit its tech package, which could be an intelligence bonanza." Similar sentiments echoed through Republican ranks as President Biden's opponents demanded a muscular response.What they got was a measured reaction, a clear dissatisfaction anchored in diplomacy that recognises a reality in which superpowers spy on each other all the time.The Biden view appears to be that a balloon that poses no military threat and gathers limited intelligence isn't the end of the world.
jamesmatthewsky Common sense.... at last!!!
jamesmatthewsky true since the American fleet is sailing up and down the coast of China
jamesmatthewsky Outrageous. That balloon would have been brought down within hours if not minutes once identified by Trump. Biden appears it will let the balloon leave the country unscathed. People say it is not hurting us or gathering info. China gathered that the US is timid and weak.
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jamesmatthewsky assume they are just evaluating USA land they intend to buy off Biden.
jamesmatthewsky You better sit down for this but I imagine the usa probably spy on China
And the MSM tried telling everyone Trump was the dangerous one. LOL.
jamesmatthewsky The nonchalance of the POTUS WhiteHouse says a lot about who we are and what we allow. Remember when Obama projected weakness and Russia took Crimea? What exactly do you think is going to happen now that we’ve allowed our airspace to be violated without a response?
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Hmm but it was ok for an American diplomat to visit Taiwan right under Chinese noses? Think about it, who was the aggressor… again
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Why didn’t the US just shoot it down…. they might find it’s just from a kids party.
Biden's response...... help I need my back side wiping...... that's what care homes are for mate....
doing nothing driven by weakness and indecision is not a measured response
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😂😂US and allies been false flag to spy, false flag, bomb, invade and killed millions all over the world with over 800 US military bases outside of the US and the warmongers and their MSM are making a massive news about commies weather balloon 😂😂
It is being called a 'spy balloon' yet nothing is being done to bring it down. If it is indeed on a reconnaissance mission, 'they' probably have what they need by now. Interesting story this.
Why wld they use a very visable balloon when they hv hundreds of satellites they cld use ?
Blinken's company specializes in doing business in China, and he has benefited greatly from the CCP! While he said that he would cancel the visit to China, he also said that he would arrange to go to China as soon as possible. Blinken is a greedy politician.
The timid American army dare not fire on a balloon, and the whole world is laughing at the incompetence of the US army!
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