The Chinese Communist Party has, according to CNN, now officially suspended its spy balloon operations over the US to help cool down tensions.
The US intelligence community believes that Chinese Communist Party leaders reprimanded the operators of the surveillance program over the incident and did not intend for the balloon to cross over the United States. In June,stated that Chinese leader Xi Jinping was surprised by the balloon's location. During a political fundraiser, he revealed that Xi was "upset" when the US shot down the balloon because he had no prior knowledge of its presence.
However, the incident was also very embarrassing for the Biden administration. This "unfortunate event" occurred when they prepared for Secretary of State Antony Blinken's trip to Beijing to reestablish communication with Chinese leaders. As a result, Blinken's planned trip had to be postponed. The balloon is believed to have originated from the Hainan province in China, then crossed into Alaska and Canada and re-entered the US through northern Idaho.
Since the incident, the spy balloon is now believed to be a part of a wide-ranging surveillance program operated by the Chinese military. The balloon fleet had recently conducted over 24 missions across five continents.
“This would be the first signal we’ve seen from the Chinese saying, ‘We know your concerns on this,’” Johnson said. As for the suspension, it is currently unknown how long the balloons will avoid US airspace, with many concluding that this is likely reliant on how the November meeting goes. The US has, however, widened the aperture of its radar systems to enable better detection of such balloons in the future.
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