The Chinese spy balloon that transited across the U.S. before it was shot down is part of a 'larger Chinese surveillance balloon program' that has operated for several years and over multiple continents, according to the Pentagon.
off the coast of South Carolina on Saturday is part of a"larger Chinese surveillance balloon program" that has operated for several years and over multiple continents, the Pentagon said Wednesday.
The Pentagon in a statement Friday said that another Chinese surveillance balloon was seen over Latin America. "Certainly all of our strategic assets, we made sure were buttoned down and movement was limited and communications were limited so that we didn't expose any capability unnecessarily," Austin said.
Asked by PBS Newshour on Wednesday if the balloon incident has damaged U.S.-China relations, President Joe Biden quickly dismissed the idea with a"no."
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