Biden to talk with China’s Xi about balloon incident
(VOVWORLD) - President Joe Biden said on Thursday he expects to speak with China's President Xi Jinping about a Chinese balloon that the US shot down early this month after it transited the United States.
 US President Joe Biden. (Photo: Reuters) |
China says the 60-meter balloon was for monitoring weather conditions, but Washington says it was a surveillance balloon with a massive undercarriage containing electronics.
The intelligence community believes the objects were "most likely balloons tied to private companies, recreation or research institutions," Biden said, adding "We are not looking for a new cold war.”
Beijing had criticized Washington for overreacting by shooting down the balloon, and warned of "countermeasures against relevant US entities that undermine China's sovereignty and security."