{"id":548698,"date":"2023-02-07T02:28:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-06T23:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/chinese-surveillance-balloon-recovery-underway-amid-gop-attacks\/"},"modified":"2023-02-07T02:28:00","modified_gmt":"2023-02-06T23:28:00","slug":"chinese-surveillance-balloon-recovery-underway-amid-gop-attacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/chinese-surveillance-balloon-recovery-underway-amid-gop-attacks\/","title":{"rendered":"#Chinese surveillance balloon recovery underway amid GOP attacks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3c556997b05\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3c556997b05\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/chinese-surveillance-balloon-recovery-underway-amid-gop-attacks\/#Chinese_surveillance_balloon_recovery_underway_amid_GOP_attacks\" >Chinese surveillance balloon recovery underway amid GOP attacks<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Chinese_surveillance_balloon_recovery_underway_amid_GOP_attacks\"><\/span>Chinese surveillance balloon recovery underway amid GOP attacks<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"Ekqk lqtk MTjh yuUa\">U.S. Navy vessels on Monday swarmed a widespread debris field with divers and cranes to retrieve pieces of the suspected Chinese surveillance balloon shot down by a U.S. fighter aircraft off the coast of South Carolina on Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Ekqk lqtk MTjh yuUa\">A senior government said the FBI is expected to take custody of any recovered components of the balloon\u2019s payload and to ship it to its laboratory in Quantico, Virginia. for analysis and intelligence gathering.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Ekqk lqtk MTjh yuUa\">The balloon had been <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a>ing across the continental U.S. since at least Tuesday, with the White House facing mounting questions and political blowback as to why the balloon was allowed to cross the country in the first place, especially as the U.S. deals with tensions with China.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Ekqk lqtk MTjh yuUa\">The Department of Defense on Monday released some images of the debris recovery operations in the ocean off of South Carolina as well as images showing the takeoff of the two F-22 fighter jets in the shoot-down mission.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Ekqk lqtk MTjh yuUa\">Republicans continue to condemn President Joe Biden for not having ordered the balloon shot down earlier, but Biden said Saturday he did ask for such action, until the American military advised him they should wait until the balloon wasn&#8217;t over civilian territory.<\/p>\n<div class=\"oLzS QrHM uHkz gdzm  gemG HaxH UWgQ fCex aNZw GWDI PLlC rnLh wQDS LfML eAHW JRAg Cfpj kWAq gmVp mbSG uekX glbr Qjrf HtRU ZUtn NzDP tgdN KvAI nIeZ tGgb dLFt NSTt pvsT EhJP MjyP vPlO daRV ISNQ JHGY sKyC nFwa MCnQ RFDW mEee iulO NIuq zUcB zzsc OjMN eQqc UAzJ SVqK ONJd vrZx TOJy OnRT oMlS gfNz owUz oJhu PePT cabQ yubz \" data-testid=\"prism-Grid-Column\" style=\"--gridSpanXXS:100;--gridSpanXS:100;--gridSpanSM:100;--gridSpanMD:20;--gridSpanLG:14;--gridSpanXL:14;--gridSpanXXL:14;--gridOffsetXXS:0;--gridOffsetXS:0;--gridOffsetSM:0;--gridOffsetMD:0;--gridOffsetLG:0;--gridOffsetXL:0;--gridOffsetXXL:0;--gridContentOffsetXXS:0;--gridContentOffsetXS:0;--gridContentOffsetSM:0;--gridContentOffsetMD:0;--gridContentOffsetLG:0;--gridContentOffsetXL:0;--gridContentOffsetXXL:0\">\n<div class=\"InlineImage RDqG Ibgx eYLn \" data-testid=\"prism-inline-image\">\n<figure class=\"kzIj GNme pYrt dSqF \" data-testid=\"prism-figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"PHOTO: A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter flies over a debris field during recovery efforts of a high-altitude surveillance balloon, Feb. 4, 2023, over U.S. territorial waters.\" class=\"hsDd oOra gusu \" data-testid=\"prism-image\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.abcnews.com\/images\/US\/balloon-aftermath-3-ht-bb-230206_1675726585316_hpEmbed_3x2_992.jpg\"><figcaption>\n<div class=\"XRko PriD tSkS \" data-testid=\"prism-caption\"><span class=\"hsDd IzgM GpQC lZur \" data-testid=\"prism-truncate\"><span><span class=\"ncwc Qmvg nyTI VbLm ystq akor ARhV ygKV yHyq tsIf WHLR lKuK CVfp xijV soGR XgdC aWMf \">A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter flies over a debris field during recovery efforts of a high-altitude surveillance balloon, Feb. 4, 2023, over U.S. territorial waters.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"YNuj DCmQ  ncwc Qmvg nyTI VbLm ystq akor ARhV ygKV yHyq tsIf WHLR lKuK CVfp xijV soGR XgdC aWMf \">Lt. j.g. Jerry Ireland\/U.S. Navy<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"oLzS QrHM uHkz gdzm  gemG HaxH UWgQ fCex aNZw GWDI PLlC rnLh wQDS LfML eAHW JRAg Cfpj kWAq gmVp mbSG uekX glbr Qjrf HtRU ZUtn NzDP tgdN KvAI nIeZ tGgb dLFt NSTt pvsT EhJP MjyP vPlO daRV ISNQ JHGY sKyC nFwa MCnQ RFDW mEee iulO NIuq zUcB zzsc OjMN eQqc UAzJ SVqK ONJd vrZx TOJy OnRT oMlS gfNz owUz oJhu PePT cabQ yubz \" data-testid=\"prism-Grid-Column\" style=\"--gridSpanXXS:100;--gridSpanXS:100;--gridSpanSM:100;--gridSpanMD:20;--gridSpanLG:14;--gridSpanXL:14;--gridSpanXXL:14;--gridOffsetXXS:0;--gridOffsetXS:0;--gridOffsetSM:0;--gridOffsetMD:0;--gridOffsetLG:0;--gridOffsetXL:0;--gridOffsetXXL:0;--gridContentOffsetXXS:0;--gridContentOffsetXS:0;--gridContentOffsetSM:0;--gridContentOffsetMD:0;--gridContentOffsetLG:0;--gridContentOffsetXL:0;--gridContentOffsetXXL:0\">\n<div class=\"InlineImage RDqG Ibgx eYLn \" data-testid=\"prism-inline-image\">\n<figure class=\"kzIj GNme pYrt dSqF \" data-testid=\"prism-figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"PHOTO: President Joe Biden speaks to reporters after arriving at Hagerstown Regional Airport in Hagerstown, Md., Feb. 4, 2023. Biden congratulated fighter pilots for taking down a Chinese spy balloon off the east coast.\" class=\"hsDd oOra gusu \" data-testid=\"prism-image\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.abcnews.com\/images\/Politics\/biden-press-gty-rc-230206_1675706302489_hpMain_16x9_992.jpg\"><figcaption>\n<div class=\"XRko PriD tSkS \" data-testid=\"prism-caption\"><span class=\"hsDd IzgM GpQC lZur \" data-testid=\"prism-truncate\"><span><span class=\"ncwc Qmvg nyTI VbLm ystq akor ARhV ygKV yHyq tsIf WHLR lKuK CVfp xijV soGR XgdC aWMf \">President Joe Biden speaks to reporters after arriving at Hagerstown Regional Airport in Hagerstown, Md., Feb. 4, 2023. Biden congratulated fighter pilots for taking down a Chinese spy balloon off the east coast after it spent several days flying over the US.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"YNuj DCmQ  ncwc Qmvg nyTI VbLm ystq akor ARhV ygKV yHyq tsIf WHLR lKuK CVfp xijV soGR XgdC aWMf \">Andrew Caballero-reynolds\/AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"Ekqk lqtk MTjh yuUa\">Asked whether the balloon incident has weakened U.S.-China relations as he arrived back at the White House on Monday from Camp David, Biden told reporters, &#8220;We\u2019ve made it clear to China what we&#8217;re going to do, they understand our position. We&#8217;re not going to back off, we did the right thing, and there\u2018s not a question about weakening or strengthening, it\u2019s just the reality.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Ekqk lqtk MTjh yuUa\">When asked whether it was always his view to shoot it down or that he did so only because it became public, Biden responded,  &#8220;Oh no, it was always my position. Once it came over the United &#8212; into the United States from Canada, I told the Defense Department I wanted to shoot it down as soon as it was <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ropriate. They concluded &#8212; they concluded we should not shoot it down over land, it was not a serious threat, and we should wait until it got across the water.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Ekqk lqtk MTjh yuUa\">White House officials are continuing to push back against criticism from Republicans, insisting they simply did not want to endanger a successful takedown operation by disclosing sooner.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Ekqk lqtk MTjh yuUa\">&#8220;On Wednesday, President Biden directed the military to shoot down the balloon while maximizing our ability to collect the payload,&#8221; a White House spokesperson said in response to inquiries about the timing of the disclosure. &#8220;The military was working on the plan to execute it and we did not want to get ahead of the operation or risk it in any way. We have also kept Congress briefed <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a>ly on this issue of Chinese surveillance balloons program, including briefings last August.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Ekqk lqtk MTjh yuUa\">White House spokesperson John Kirby spoke with reporters Monday afternoon to give an update on recovery efforts and also defended the decision to allow the balloon to traverse over the country.<\/p>\n<div class=\"oLzS QrHM uHkz gdzm  gemG HaxH UWgQ fCex aNZw GWDI PLlC rnLh wQDS LfML eAHW JRAg Cfpj kWAq gmVp mbSG uekX glbr Qjrf HtRU ZUtn NzDP tgdN KvAI nIeZ tGgb dLFt NSTt pvsT EhJP MjyP vPlO daRV ISNQ JHGY sKyC nFwa MCnQ RFDW mEee iulO NIuq zUcB zzsc OjMN eQqc UAzJ SVqK ONJd vrZx TOJy OnRT oMlS gfNz owUz oJhu PePT cabQ yubz \" data-testid=\"prism-Grid-Column\" style=\"--gridSpanXXS:100;--gridSpanXS:100;--gridSpanSM:100;--gridSpanMD:20;--gridSpanLG:14;--gridSpanXL:14;--gridSpanXXL:14;--gridOffsetXXS:0;--gridOffsetXS:0;--gridOffsetSM:0;--gridOffsetMD:0;--gridOffsetLG:0;--gridOffsetXL:0;--gridOffsetXXL:0;--gridContentOffsetXXS:0;--gridContentOffsetXS:0;--gridContentOffsetSM:0;--gridContentOffsetMD:0;--gridContentOffsetLG:0;--gridContentOffsetXL:0;--gridContentOffsetXXL:0\">\n<div class=\"InlineImage RDqG Ibgx eYLn \" data-testid=\"prism-inline-image\">\n<figure class=\"kzIj GNme pYrt dSqF \" data-testid=\"prism-figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"PHOTO: An F-22 Raptor takes off from Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Feb. 4, 2023, in Virginia.\" class=\"hsDd oOra gusu \" data-testid=\"prism-image\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.abcnews.com\/images\/US\/balloon-aftermath-2-ht-bb-230206_1675725933040_hpMain_16x9_992.jpg\"><figcaption>\n<div class=\"XRko PriD tSkS \" data-testid=\"prism-caption\">\n<p><span class=\"hsDd IzgM GpQC lZur \" data-testid=\"prism-truncate\"><span><span class=\"ncwc Qmvg nyTI VbLm ystq akor ARhV ygKV yHyq tsIf WHLR lKuK CVfp xijV soGR XgdC aWMf \">An F-22 Raptor takes off from Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Feb. 4, 2023, in Virginia.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"YNuj DCmQ  ncwc Qmvg nyTI VbLm ystq akor ARhV ygKV yHyq tsIf WHLR lKuK CVfp xijV soGR XgdC aWMf \">Senior Airman Chloe Shanes\/ U.S. Air Force<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"Ekqk lqtk MTjh yuUa\">The debris field is roughly &#8220;15 football fields by 15 football fields,&#8221; he said, and some debris was recovered &#8220;off the surface of the sea,&#8221; but weather conditions weren&#8217;t favorable on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Ekqk lqtk MTjh yuUa\">&#8220;Our efforts to surveil this balloon and what we&#8217;re going to learn from the recovery will prove to be valuable,&#8221; Kirby said, and the fact the balloon took time to travel under tracking will give the U.S. &#8220;clarity&#8221; on the balloons&#8217; capabilities and China&#8217;s intentions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Ekqk lqtk MTjh yuUa\">Suspected Chinese spy balloons flew over the continental U.S. three times under former President Donald Trump &#8212; but the Biden White House said over the weekend that Trump and other top officials weren&#8217;t aware at the time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Ekqk lqtk MTjh yuUa\">&#8220;This information was discovered after the prior administration left,&#8221; according to senior Biden administration officials.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Ekqk lqtk MTjh yuUa\">&#8220;From every indication that we have, that that was for brief periods of time &#8212; nothing at all like what we saw last week, in terms of duration,&#8221; Kirby said Monday, asked about the other instances but offering limited information.<\/p>\n<div class=\"oLzS QrHM uHkz gdzm  gemG HaxH UWgQ fCex aNZw GWDI PLlC rnLh wQDS LfML eAHW JRAg Cfpj kWAq gmVp mbSG uekX glbr Qjrf HtRU ZUtn NzDP tgdN KvAI nIeZ tGgb dLFt NSTt pvsT EhJP MjyP vPlO daRV ISNQ JHGY sKyC nFwa MCnQ RFDW mEee iulO NIuq zUcB zzsc OjMN eQqc UAzJ SVqK ONJd vrZx TOJy OnRT oMlS gfNz owUz oJhu PePT cabQ yubz \" data-testid=\"prism-Grid-Column\" style=\"--gridSpanXXS:100;--gridSpanXS:100;--gridSpanSM:100;--gridSpanMD:20;--gridSpanLG:14;--gridSpanXL:14;--gridSpanXXL:14;--gridOffsetXXS:0;--gridOffsetXS:0;--gridOffsetSM:0;--gridOffsetMD:0;--gridOffsetLG:0;--gridOffsetXL:0;--gridOffsetXXL:0;--gridContentOffsetXXS:0;--gridContentOffsetXS:0;--gridContentOffsetSM:0;--gridContentOffsetMD:0;--gridContentOffsetLG:0;--gridContentOffsetXL:0;--gridContentOffsetXXL:0\">\n<div class=\"InlineImage RDqG Ibgx eYLn \" data-testid=\"prism-inline-image\">\n<figure class=\"kzIj GNme pYrt dSqF \" data-testid=\"prism-figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"PHOTO: The suspected Chinese spy balloon drifts to the ocean after being shot down off the coast in Surfside Beach, S.C., Feb. 4, 2023.\" class=\"hsDd oOra gusu \" data-testid=\"prism-image\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.abcnews.com\/images\/US\/china-balloon-rt-rc-230206_1675701820261_hpMain_2_16x9_992.jpg\"><figcaption>\n<div class=\"XRko PriD tSkS \" data-testid=\"prism-caption\">\n<p><span class=\"hsDd IzgM GpQC lZur \" data-testid=\"prism-truncate\"><span><span class=\"ncwc Qmvg nyTI VbLm ystq akor ARhV ygKV yHyq tsIf WHLR lKuK CVfp xijV soGR XgdC aWMf \">The suspected Chinese spy balloon drifts to the ocean after being shot down off the coast in Surfside Beach, S.C., Feb. 4, 2023.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"YNuj DCmQ  ncwc Qmvg nyTI VbLm ystq akor ARhV ygKV yHyq tsIf WHLR lKuK CVfp xijV soGR XgdC aWMf \">Randall Hill\/Reuters<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"Ekqk lqtk MTjh yuUa\">House Republicans have promised a slew of investigations into the balloon&#8217;s handling. Some Republican lawmakers are weighing introducing a resolution Tuesday condemning Biden&#8217;s response &#8212; right before his State of the Union address &#8212; but no decision has been made.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Ekqk lqtk MTjh yuUa\">Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, in a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"zZyg UbGl iFzk qdXb WCDh DbOX tqUt \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.republicanleader.senate.gov\/newsroom\/press-releases\/mcconnell-statement-on-prc-balloon-?peek=IOu9\/KG\/u42SisAG1tvtEs8UFL61yLsSOwQmLvC8f\/acfsi7\">statement<\/a> Sunday, said the Biden administration &#8220;reacted at first too indecisively and then too late.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Ekqk lqtk MTjh yuUa\">&#8220;We should not have let the People&#8217;s Republic of China make a mockery of our airspace. It defies belief to suggest there was nowhere between the Aleutian Islands of Alaska and the coast of Carolina where this balloon could have been shot down right away without endangering Americans or Canadians. This was a reminder of the PRC&#8217;s brazenness and President Biden missed the opportunity to defend our sovereignty, send a message of strength, and bolster deterrence,&#8221; McConnell said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Ekqk lqtk MTjh yuUa\">He said he hopes Biden&#8217;s &#8220;belated decision to finally do the right thing carries over into his soon-to-be-released annual budget request,&#8221; adding, &#8220;Whether it&#8217;s spy balloons or spy satellites, hypersonic weapons or stealth aircraft, massive naval construction or nuclear stockpile expansion, China&#8217;s military modernization effort is no joke.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Ekqk lqtk MTjh yuUa\">In a statement on Sunday, U.S. Northern Command said the balloon was brought down &#8220;within sovereign U.S. airspace and over U.S. territorial waters to protect civilians while maximizing our ability to recover the payload.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Ekqk lqtk MTjh yuUa\">China&#8217;s Vice Foreign Minister Xie Feng, meanwhile, lodged &#8220;solemn representations&#8221; with the U.S. Embassy in China on Sunday over the &#8220;use of force&#8221; against what it maintains is a &#8220;civilian unmanned airship.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Ekqk lqtk MTjh yuUa\">&#8220;What the U.S. has done has seriously impacted and damaged both sides&#8217; efforts and progress in stabilizing Sino-U.S. relations since the Bali meeting.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"oLzS QrHM uHkz gdzm  gemG HaxH UWgQ fCex aNZw GWDI PLlC rnLh wQDS LfML eAHW JRAg Cfpj kWAq gmVp mbSG uekX glbr Qjrf HtRU ZUtn NzDP tgdN KvAI nIeZ tGgb dLFt NSTt pvsT EhJP MjyP vPlO daRV ISNQ JHGY sKyC nFwa MCnQ RFDW mEee iulO NIuq zUcB zzsc OjMN eQqc UAzJ SVqK ONJd vrZx TOJy OnRT oMlS gfNz owUz oJhu PePT cabQ yubz \" data-testid=\"prism-Grid-Column\" style=\"--gridSpanXXS:100;--gridSpanXS:100;--gridSpanSM:100;--gridSpanMD:20;--gridSpanLG:14;--gridSpanXL:14;--gridSpanXXL:14;--gridOffsetXXS:0;--gridOffsetXS:0;--gridOffsetSM:0;--gridOffsetMD:0;--gridOffsetLG:0;--gridOffsetXL:0;--gridOffsetXXL:0;--gridContentOffsetXXS:0;--gridContentOffsetXS:0;--gridContentOffsetSM:0;--gridContentOffsetMD:0;--gridContentOffsetLG:0;--gridContentOffsetXL:0;--gridContentOffsetXXL:0\">\n<div class=\"InlineImage RDqG Ibgx eYLn \" data-testid=\"prism-inline-image\">\n<figure class=\"kzIj GNme pYrt dSqF \" data-testid=\"prism-figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"PHOTO: In this screen grab from a video, a balloon is shown floating over Billings, Montana, on Feb. 1, 2023.\" class=\"hsDd oOra gusu \" data-testid=\"prism-image\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.abcnews.com\/images\/Politics\/spy-balloon-closeup-ht-jt-230202_1675380527670_hpMain_16x9_992.jpg\"><figcaption>\n<div class=\"XRko PriD tSkS \" data-testid=\"prism-caption\">\n<p><span class=\"hsDd IzgM GpQC lZur \" data-testid=\"prism-truncate\"><span><span class=\"ncwc Qmvg nyTI VbLm ystq akor ARhV ygKV yHyq tsIf WHLR lKuK CVfp xijV soGR XgdC aWMf \">In this screen grab from a video, a balloon is shown floating over Billings, Montana, on Feb. 1, 2023.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"YNuj DCmQ  ncwc Qmvg nyTI VbLm ystq akor ARhV ygKV yHyq tsIf WHLR lKuK CVfp xijV soGR XgdC aWMf \">Chase Doak<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"Ekqk lqtk MTjh yuUa\">He said the U.S. has &#8220;obviously overreacted&#8221; and that China &#8220;resolutely opposes and strongly protests this.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Ekqk lqtk MTjh yuUa\">The so-called &#8220;Gang of Eight&#8221; of congressional leadership is still slated to have a briefing on the balloon this week as Republicans warn Biden of investigations to come over his handling of the matter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Ekqk lqtk MTjh yuUa\">Montana Sen. Jon Tester, a Democrat who chairs the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, also announced Friday that he&#8217;ll hold a subcommittee hearing on the ballon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Ekqk lqtk MTjh yuUa\">It&#8217;s unclear when Secretary of State Antony Blinken will move forward with plans for high-level meetings in Beijing postponed last week as relations with China remain tense.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Ekqk lqtk MTjh yuUa\">&#8220;This balloon incident has done nothing to help improve U.S-China bilateral relations,&#8221; Kirby said earlier. &#8220;And now it&#8217;s just not the appropriate time for us to have those sort of face to face discussions with them on larger diplomatic issues.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Ekqk lqtk MTjh yuUa\"><em>ABC <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a>&#8217; Luis Martinez, Ben Gittleson, Karson Yiu, Allison Pecorin, Justin Gomez and Katherine Faulders contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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