A Chinese spy balloon was shot down on orders of President Joe Biden, and his administration is considering other actions, Sen. Chuck Schumer said.
The debris field was the size of 1,500 square meters, according to officials, who said the balloon's payload weighed more than a ton.on Tuesday told reporters that the Biden administration "is looking at other actions that can be taken" in response to the balloon.
In response, a witness at the hearing, former National Security Council and National Economic Council member Peter Harrell, said that Blinken's decision to postpone his trip to China is the start of a response, not the end. "I am calling on the administration to restore America's ability to deter his reckless provocations. The stakes of strategic competition with China are exceedingly high," she said. "And if the CCPs influence continues to spread and unchallenged, American communities will pay a price."
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