Biden officials kept quiet about suspected Chinese spy balloon fearing diplomatic, political fallout
By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times - Saturday, February 4, 2023
Biden administration officials kept quiet for nearly a week after the suspected Chinese spy balloon first entered U.S. airspace, fearing the matter would derail Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s planned trip to Beijing, according to a new report.
U.S. officials first became aware of the balloon on Jan. 28 when it was spotted over Alaska before entering Canadian airspace and returning over U.S. skies over northern Idaho on Tuesday, Bloomberg reported, citing several officials familiar with the matter.
By the time the balloon was spotted over Montana, which is home to one of America’s three nuclear missile fields at Malmstrom Air Force Base, president Biden had already been briefed on the balloon and was deciding on whether to shoot it down.
According to Bloomberg, administration officials kept the discussions low-key, fearing the international incident would scuttle Mr. Blinken’s long-planned trip to China and out of concern for political blowback from Republicans ahead of the 2024 presidential election.
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