USA recovered the first remains of the Chinese “spy” balloon shot down and rules out returning them to China.
The teams deployed off the coast of South Carolina (southeast)”recovered some remains from the surface of the sea“he told reporters John Kirbyspokesman for the US National Security Council.
Along these lines, he added that the “meteorological conditions“They have not allowed to undertake submarine operations to recover more.
“Spy” balloon shot down: China “reserves the right to give more answers” once morest the United States
According to him, the United States “has no intention or plans to return” the remains to the Chinese authorities.
A US Navy ship inspects the area where the remains of the balloon, which was regarding 60 meters high and carried a kind of basket weighing more than a tonsaid Gen. Glen VanHerck, head of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD).
Biden criticized for “taking too long” to bring down the Chinese balloon
Republicans criticize the US president, the Democrat Joe Bidenfor having, according to them, took too long to bring down the device.
But Kirby assured that the delay is because it was an opportunity to examine the globe, and that they hope the remains provide more information.
He also assured that the United States has “taken steps to mitigate ability to collect (data) who would have had this balloon over sensitive military sites“.
China claims ‘errant’ balloon was for weather observation
China claims it was a weather observation balloon wandering without military purpose, but The United States describes it as a high-altitude spy vehicle. Over the weekend, a second Chinese balloon was detected flying over Latin America.
What happened does not seem to surprise Biden. “The issue of the balloon and the attempt to spy on the United States is something that is anticipated from China,” he said, specifying that “it is not regarding trusting China, it is regarding deciding what we can work on together and what (issues ) we are in opposition”.
According to Kirby, the government contacted previous administration officials for information regarding Chinese balloon flyovers while Donald Trump was president.
The enigma of the Chinese ‘balloon’ that flew over the US: scientific purposes or failed spy system?
Los Chinese balloons flew over US territory three times, for brief periods, during the Trump presidencyand one, also for a short time, at the beginning of Biden’s term, says The Pentagon.
Since the shooting down, the United States has been in contact with the Chinese authorities, said State Department spokesman Ned Price, but there was no talk of rescheduling the trip to China by the head of diplomacy Antony Blinken, postponed by the balloon incident.
“Even in these tense times, we want to be able to pick up the phone and talk,” he told reporters.
The Biden administration is also in contact with its allies to inform them of what it knows regarding the Chinese spy balloon.
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