{"id":1836670,"date":"2023-02-06T10:21:04","date_gmt":"2023-02-06T15:21:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1836670"},"modified":"2023-02-06T10:22:04","modified_gmt":"2023-02-06T15:22:04","slug":"team-biden-scrambles-to-rewrite-part-of-sotu-address-on-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/team-biden-scrambles-to-rewrite-part-of-sotu-address-on-china\/","title":{"rendered":"Team Biden Scrambles to Rewrite Part of SOTU Address on China"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fteam-biden-scrambles-to-rewrite-part-of-sotu-address-on-china%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1836670&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p class=\"subheading\">President Joe Biden and his\u00a0speechwriters will \u201clikely rewrite\u201d the China portion of his State of the Union speech set for Tuesday night, following the Chinese spy balloon\u00a0being shot down this past week after days of \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2023\/02\/03\/elise-stefanik-demands-intelligence-briefing-chinese-spy-balloon-violating-u-s-airspace\/\">violating<\/a>\u201d United States Airspace<\/p>\n<p class=\"a8d-pre\">As Biden\u2019s\u00a0speechwriters try to help the president emphasize a\u00a0series of accomplishments during the State of the Union speech this week, Axios <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2023\/02\/05\/china-balloon-biden-speech?utm_source=newsletter&#038;utm_medium=email&#038;utm_campaign=newsletter_axiosam&#038;stream=top\">Not noted<\/a> The president will do his best to be \u201cnimble\u201d You would need to \u201clikely rewrite\u201d his portion on China, while the administration is also navigating Beijing\u2019s threat of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2023\/02\/04\/china-threatens-repercussions-for-downed-spy-balloon-reserves-the-right-to-take-further-actions-in-response\/\">repercussions<\/a> to bring down the spy satellite.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">China will be an uninvited guest at President Biden\u2019s State of the Union address Tuesday night, as he takes credit for a resilient economy, celebrates record-low unemployment, and previews a broader domestic agenda. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UX7Jasr66W\">https:\/\/t.co\/UX7Jasr66W<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Axios (@axios) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/axios\/status\/1622278277036478464?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 5, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"a8d-pre\">American civilians were the first to a href=&#8221;https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2023\/02\/04\/united-states-shoots-down-chinese-spy-balloon\/&#8221;>discovered<\/a> the spy balloon floating over\u00a0their homes on Thursday. A senior defense official was informed of the news shortly after it broke. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2023\/02\/03\/shoot-down-the-balloon-trump-calls-for-chinese-spy-balloon-to-be-shot-down\/\"><\/a> Last week\u00a0\u201cWe are confident that this high-altitude surveillance balloon belongs to the [People\u2019s Republic of China].\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Then, after days of floating around the continental United States, the\u00a0military shot down the suspected Chinese spy balloon on Saturday\u00a0morning while it was over the\u00a0Atlantic Ocean off the Carolina coast.<\/p>\n<p>South Carolina residents caught video footage of the spy balloon being shot out of the sky on Saturday by the\u00a0United States military:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"video-src-attr\">@RealUSC via Storiesful<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis afternoon, at the direction of President Biden, U.S. fighter aircraft assigned to U.S. Northern Command successfully brought down the high altitude surveillance balloon launched by and belonging to the People\u2019s Republic of China (PRC) over the water off the coast of South Carolina in U.S. airspace,\u201d\u00a0Lloyd J. Austin III, Secretary for Defense <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2023\/02\/04\/united-states-shoots-down-chinese-spy-balloon\/\"><\/a> A statement was made on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"a8d-pre\">However, the\u00a0Chinese spy balloon and the\u00a0State of the Union speech come at a unique time in Biden\u2019s administration.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<div id=\"attachment_22607738\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/China-Xi-Jinping-US-Joe-Biden-hands-Nov-14-2022-AP.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22607738\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/China-Xi-Jinping-US-Joe-Biden-hands-Nov-14-2022-AP.jpg\" alt=\"U.S. President Joe Biden, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands before a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit meeting, Monday, Nov. 14, 2022, in Bali, Indonesia. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Right, U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping exchange hands at a meeting that took place on Monday, November 14, 2022 in Bali, Indonesia. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The\u00a0Chinese spy balloon, which received <a href=\"https:\/\/townhall.com\/tipsheet\/saraharnold\/2023\/02\/05\/biden-gets-harsh-criticism-for-botched-response-to-the-chinese-spy-balloon-circling-the-us-n2619176\">bipartisan<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2023\/02\/03\/officials-call-to-shoot-down-alleged-china-spy-balloon-take-shot\/\">outrage<\/a>,\u00a0will ultimately be added to the list of investigations the\u00a0new Republican-controlled House hopes to have on the Biden administration.<\/p>\n<p>The House Republicans are planning to conduct a series investigations into Biden as well as China. So, the\u00a0Chinese spy balloon ultimately adds fuel to the fire.<\/p>\n<p>Despite all of this, Axios noted that\u00a0Biden, who is reportedly preparing to run for a second term,\u00a0will want to use the speech to try and\u00a0maintain his\u00a0administration\u2019s ability to work with China after\u00a0Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2022\/11\/15\/biden-xi-meeting-pauses-us-china-freefall\">met<\/a> last November and agreed to have more channels for their\u00a0officials to communicate on a more regular basis.<\/p>\n<p>John Kerry, Biden\u2019s\u00a0Special Presidential Envoy for Climate (SPEC) \u2014\u00a0a\u00a0cabinet-level position that does not require\u00a0a Senate confirmation \u2014\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2023\/02\/03\/house-oversight-probes-john-kerrys-secret-negotiations-with-chinese-counterpart\/\">reportedly<\/a> he held climate negotiations recently with his Chinese counterpart. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/news\/pressing-need-for-us-china-to-communicate-on-economic-issues-yellen\/\">Held<\/a> a\u00a0meeting with her Chinese counterpart in Zurich.<\/p>\n<p><i>Jacob Bliss works as a reporter at Breitbart News. Send an email to him at <\/i><a href=\"mailto:jbliss@breitbart.com\"><i>jbliss@breitbart.com<\/i><\/a><i>\u00a0Follow him on Twitter\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jacobmbliss\"><i>@JacobMBliss<\/i><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden and his\u00a0speechwriters will \u201clikely rewrite\u201d the China portion of his State of the Union speech set for Tuesday night, following the Chinese spy balloon\u00a0being shot down this past week after days of \u201cviolating\u201d United States Airspace As Biden\u2019s\u00a0speechwriters try to help the president emphasize a\u00a0series of accomplishments during the State of the &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1835698,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[547],"tags":[4795,3620,4501,17783,11809,17782,4000],"class_list":["post-1836670","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-bongino-report","tag-address","tag-biden","tag-china","tag-rewrite","tag-scrambles","tag-sotu","tag-team"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1836670","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1836670"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1836670\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1835698"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1836670"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1836670"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1836670"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}