Officials say spy balloon s from China have crossed into U.S. airspace at least four previous times, including three instances during the Trump administration.
The U.S. military has shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the coast of South Carolina and is now moving to recover fallen debris, an episode that has derailed efforts to ease tensions between the two countries.
Schumer received a briefing on the alleged spy balloon situation Sunday. The briefing for the full Senate body will entail details about China s surveillance capabilities.
The detection of the Chinese surveillance balloon transiting Latin America comes a day after the Pentagon announced that a Chinese surveillance balloon within its territory was flying over Montana, leading to Blinken postponing his planned trip to Beijing.