Chinese officials declined to take a phone call with Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Saturday after the U.S. shot down a Chinese spy balloon, the Pentagon said.
House Armed Services Committee member Rep. Mike Waltz reacts to the Pentagon saying that China outpaces the U.S. in missile launchers, telling "America Reports" that this is a "new cold war."his Chinese counterpart
on Saturday after the U.S. shot down the Chinese spy balloon, but the offer was rebuffed, officials said Tuesday. "Lines between our militaries are particularly important in moments like this. Unfortunately, the PRC has declined our request. Our commitment to open lines of communication will continue," Pentagon press secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said in a statement.on Saturday afternoon, about a week after it was detected over Alaska's Aleutian Islands.
China was initially conciliatory about the balloon, saying on Feb. 3 before it was shot down that the"Chinese side
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