The House is expected to vote on Thursday on a resolution condemning China’s use of the surveillance balloon over the U.S., calling it a “brazen violation of United States sovereignty.”
Biden administrationThe House will vote on this as a suspension of the rules, which requires a two-thirds vote — suggesting that House leaders are expecting support to be overwhelming.
Also on Thursday, deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman appears before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, testifying on U.S.-China policy. Defense officials are also expected to appear before a Senate defense subcommittee chaired by Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., to testify publicly about the balloon.
The Pentagon tracked a Chinese balloon flying high over the U.S., reviving tensions between the two countries.Lawmakers in both chambers are receiving classified briefings from Biden administration officials on the issue, as well. A senior State Department official said Thursday that high-resolution photos from U-2 fly-bys established that the high-altitude balloon was capable of collecting signals intelligence collection operations. NBC News was first to report on the fly-bys.
"We know these balloons are all part of a [People's Republic of China] fleet of balloons developed to conduct surveillance operations. These kinds of activities are often undertaken at the direction of the People’s Liberation Army ," said the official."We are confident that the balloon manufacturer has a direct relationship with China’s military and is an approved vendor of the PLA, according to information published in an official procurement portal for the PLA.
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