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<\/div>\nChina said that the balloon was an “airship” for scientific purposes. (File)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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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.<\/p>\n
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 what Washington calls a “clear violation” of US\u00a0sovereignty.<\/p>\n
US\u00a0Secretary of State Antony Blinken postponed a visit to China that had been expected to start on Friday because of the balloon.<\/p>\n
The president did not elaborate on what was planned. Military leaders considered shooting down the high-altitude surveillance balloon this week but eventually recommended against this because of the risk of falling debris, officials said.<\/p>\n
China expressed regret that an “airship” used for civilian meteorological and other scientific purposes had strayed into U.S. airspace.<\/p>\n
The Pentagon said on Friday that another Chinese balloon was observed over Latin America, without saying where exactly.<\/p>\n
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