U.S. officials said Monday that improvements ordered by President Biden to strengthen defenses against Chinese espionage helped spot the spy balloon — and determine that similar flights were conducted at multiple points during the Trump administration.
to strengthen defenses against Chinese espionage helped identify last week’s spy balloon — and determine that similar flights were conducted at multiple points during the Trump administration.
Several Trump administration officials have said they didn't learn of Chinese surveillance balloons during their tenures.Before Monday, U.S. officials had said that at least three times during the Trump administration and at least one other time during Biden’s time as president balloons have crossed American airspace, but not for this long. In those instances, the United States determined the balloons belonged to China only after they had left U.S. airspace, said Gen.
VanHerck described the debris spreading on the waters over "15 football fields by 15 football fields square." Kirby firmly rejected Beijing's claim that the U.S. violated international law by shooting down the balloon.
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