President Joe Biden said on Saturday that the United States is 'going to take care of' a suspected Chinese spy balloon that has been tracked flying across the United States.
U.S. President Joe Biden answers a question from a reporter before getting into his vehicle after disembarking from Air Force One at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base in Syracuse, New York, U.S., February 4, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
SYRACUSE, New York, Feb 4 - President Joe Biden said on Saturday that the United States is "going to take care of" a suspected Chinese spy balloon that has been tracked flying across the United States. Biden made his remark in response to a question about whether the United States would shoot down the high-altitude surveillance balloon, which has been flying across the country in whatU.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken postponed a visit to China that had been expected to start on Friday because of the balloon.The president did not elaborate on what was planned.
China expressed regret that an "airship" used for civilian meteorological and other scientific purposes had strayed into U.S. airspace.
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