{"id":1949987,"date":"2023-06-17T13:15:07","date_gmt":"2023-06-17T17:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-says-chinese-surveillance-balloon-was-more-embarrassing-than-it-was-intentional\/"},"modified":"2023-06-17T13:16:59","modified_gmt":"2023-06-17T17:16:59","slug":"biden-says-chinese-surveillance-balloon-was-more-embarrassing-than-it-was-intentional","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-says-chinese-surveillance-balloon-was-more-embarrassing-than-it-was-intentional\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden: Chinese surveillance balloon was unintentionally embarrassing."},"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\">14<\/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%2Fbiden-says-chinese-surveillance-balloon-was-more-embarrassing-than-it-was-intentional%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=1949987&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--><h2>President Biden Seeks to Improve US-China Relations Amidst Tensions<\/h2>\n<p>President Joe Biden is taking steps to address concerns about the strained relationship between the United States and China. As Secretary of State Antony Blinken prepares for his visit to Beijing this weekend, Biden aims to smooth over the &#8220;legitimate differences&#8221; between the two countries and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-says-chinese-surveillance-balloon-was-more-embarrassing-than-it-was-intentional\/\" title=\"Biden: Chinese surveillance balloon was unintentionally embarrassing.\">rebuild diplomatic ties<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Biden expressed confidence that he and Chinese President Xi Jinping can repair their relationship, but he also emphasized that China must address its own internal challenges unrelated to the United States. He referred to a Chinese surveillance balloon that was discovered in U.S. airspace in February, stating that the incident was more embarrassing than intentional.<\/p>\n<h3>Blinken&#8217;s Visit and the Balloon Incident<\/h3>\n<p>Secretary Blinken&#8217;s visit to China comes after a delay caused by the discovery of the Chinese balloon. This trip marks Blinken&#8217;s first visit to China as secretary of state and aims to pave the way for regular meetings and discussions between the two nations.<\/p>\n<p>The incident involving the Chinese-owned surveillance balloon occurred six months ago when it was spotted hovering over U.S. airspace in late January. The balloon was subsequently shot down on February 4, and the debris was collected for investigation by the FBI.<\/p>\n<h3>Lawmakers Call for Transparency<\/h3>\n<p>Lawmakers have urged President Biden to release the FBI&#8217;s findings regarding the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-claims-spy-balloon-floating-over-us-nuclear-sites-is-for-scientific-research\/\" title=\"China Claims Spy Balloon Floating Over US Nuclear Sites Is for 'Scientific Research'\">balloon incident<\/a>. They are seeking answers about how the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/military-finally-shoots-down-chinese-spy-balloon-after-biden-let-it-float-across-entire-country\/\" title=\"Military Finally Shoots Down Chinese Spy Balloon After Biden Let It Float Across Entire Country\">balloon entered<\/a> U.S. airspace and what information it may have gathered. Some Republicans have criticized Biden for his perceived inaction, accusing him of failing to address China&#8217;s threats to American security and sovereignty.<\/p>\n<p>A group of GOP senators recently wrote to the president, highlighting China&#8217;s actions in addition to the balloon incident. They cited dangerous maneuvers against U.S. aircraft in the South China Sea, support for Russia&#8217;s war against Ukraine, harassment of American companies in China, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/saudi-court-jails-womens-rights-activist-posing-challenge-for-biden\/\" title=\"Saudi court jails women\u2019s rights activist, posing challenge for Biden\">human rights violations<\/a>. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-post-editorial-board-says-feds-should-investigate-cuomo-admin-over-nursing-home-deaths\/\" title=\"New York Post Editorial Board Says Feds Should Investigate Cuomo Admin Over Nursing Home Deaths\">senators called<\/a> on Biden to stand up to Beijing&#8217;s coercion and release the FBI&#8217;s findings promptly.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click here to read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>weekend. He emphasized the need for open communication and cooperation, aiming to address the challenges posed by climate change, global health, and nuclear proliferation. Biden&#8217;s approach reflects a desire to establish a more constructive relationship with China, focusing on shared interests while acknowledging areas of disagreement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1949988,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","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":[538],"tags":[17453,3620,4117,6110,14429,15795],"class_list":["post-1949987","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-balloon","tag-biden","tag-chinese","tag-embarrassing","tag-surveillance","tag-unintentionally"],"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\/1949987","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=1949987"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1949987\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1949988"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1949987"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1949987"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1949987"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}