Rogue balloons shot down in the US were not Chinese spy devices, says Biden (video)

United States President Joe Biden yesterday announced that he will speak with his Chinese counterpart, President Xi Jinping, over the recent Balloongate incidents, adding he doubted they were spy balloons sent from China.

US military shot down three rogue balloons over South Carolina, Alaska, and Lake Huron on the US-Canada border this month claiming they were Chinese surveillance balloons. But in a remarkable turnaround, the US President backtracked on the earlier spy balloon accusations saying they were “most likely” operated by private companies or research institutions rather than China.

The 80 year old US premier speaking at the Eisenhower executive office building said he would “be speaking with President Xi to… get to the bottom of this.”

“We don’t yet know exactly what these three objects were but nothing right now suggests they were related to China’s spy…