“We were told this morning” by the State Department, a Washington, D.C.-based foreign diplomat told POLITICO.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s Beijing trip has been postponed due to concerns over the suspected Chinese spy balloon flying over the U.S., according to a Washington, D.C.-based foreign diplomat. “We were told this morning” by the State Department, the diplomat told POLITICO.
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken's Beijing trip has been postponed due to concerns over the suspected Chinese spy balloon flying over the U.S., according to a D.C.-based foreign diplomat. https://t.co/893tGpWnfX
— POLITICO (@politico) February 3, 2023
The Pentagon pushed back on China's claim that its balloon in U.S. airspace is a civilian airship collecting weather data.
"We know that it’s a surveillance balloon… [It] has violated U.S. airspace and international law, which is unacceptable," a Pentagon spokesperson said. pic.twitter.com/gaeWNxjhLC
— POLITICO (@politico) February 3, 2023
Not everyone in Washington is freaking out about the suspected Chinese spy balloon flying high over the United States. Some former officials say it’s giving U.S. diplomats exactly what they need: more leverage over Beijing. https://t.co/aMMZxWg9ve
— POLITICO (@politico) February 4, 2023
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