The Biden view appears to be that a balloon posing no military threat and gathering limited intelligence isn't the end of the world.
Postponing the trip was a significant political move, as the United States negotiates a relationship that state department officials described as"its most complex and consequential".The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he is 'confident' the balloon is a Chinese surveillance device, following his decision to postpone his trip to China.The hawks in Washington channelled their dissatisfaction through social media.
Republican senator Tom Cotton tweeted:"President Biden should stop coddling and appeasing the Chinese communists. Bring the balloon down now and exploit its tech package, which could be an intelligence bonanza." Similar sentiments echoed through Republican ranks as President Biden's opponents demanded a muscular response.What they got was a measured reaction, a clear dissatisfaction anchored in diplomacy that recognises a reality in which superpowers spy on each other all the time.The Biden view appears to be that a balloon that poses no military threat and gathers limited intelligence isn't the end of the world.
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