Image of a suspected Chinese spy balloon. China said Friday that a balloon spotted over American airspace was used for weather research and was blown off course, despite U.S. suspicion it was spying. A huge, high-altitude Chinese balloon sailed across the U.S. on Friday, drawing severe Pentagon accusations of spying and sending excited or alarmed Americans outside with binoculars. Secretary of State Antony Blinken abruptly canceled a high-stakes Beijing trip aimed at easing U.S.-China tensions.
President Joe Biden declined to comment on the matter when questioned at an economic event. Two 2024 reelection challengers, former President Donald Trump, and Nikki Haley, the former South Carolina governor and U.N. ambassador, said the U.S. should immediately shoot down the balloon. Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder, Pentagon press secretary, refused to say on Friday whether there was any new consideration of shooting the balloon down.
The official, who spoke to reporters on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the matter, said the administration had "noted" China's expression of regret but concluded that the seriousness of the violation of U.S. airspace, sovereignty and international law was such that Blinken’s trip could not go forward as planned.
However, the official also said that Blinken had told the Chinese he would be prepared to travel to China "at the earliest opportunity when conditions allow." China, which angrily denounces surveillance attempts by the U.S. and others over areas it considers to be its territory and once forced down an American spy plane and held its crew captive on Hainan Island, was relatively conciliatory in its response to the U.S. complaints.
One ,two ,three bullets so it comes down slowly
Could have shot down over the unpopulated Artic Ocean US airspace if we had some leadership. Oh forgot, we don't.
Soooo. We choose to do nothing?
Why was it let in? And what will be done with the next one?
won’t or too high?
A few 50mm canon shots will create slow leak, gentle decent.
It’s in montana how risky could it be
What would Orson Welles do?
Whoever is in charge of our Air Defense at NORAD needs to be relieved of command. This crossed over into Alaska and nothing was done now it is over the mainland and nothing is being done. Early warning should have picked this up over Alaska and it should have been taken out then.
I want to know what it's doing.
The CLOWN from the pentagon would not answer much, if anything.
There’s like 10k people in Montana….it’s probably safe to shoot it down
Biden is China 🇨🇳 😳 good luck America
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