China's state-owned news outlets mocked President Biden for taking out what it claims are civilian research balloons with fighter jets, and blamed partisan bickering for the shootdown.
"The U.S. should have dealt with the balloon case in a calm and responsible way without letting it being hijacked by the bitter domestic partisan politics because a conflict between the two countries would spell disaster for the entire world," the op-ed said.
The Global Times column said it seems clear that Biden shot down the second object quickly after being criticized for taking its time with the first object. It also accused the administration of trying to make the U.S. military look formidable by taking on what China insists are civilian airships. "Is US strong or weak? It looks pretty damn tough in the face of balloons, civilian airships, and other innocuous objects. But in the face of real battlefield, U.S.' choice is to exhaust others," it added, in an apparent reference to America's support for Ukraine in its defense against Russia.
This week, Democrats also had harsh words for China for trying to downplay its routine intrusion into U.S. airspace.
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