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Top US senator Chuck Schumer said China had been humiliated after its spy balloon was shot down by an F-22 fighter jet off the coast of South Carolina. Photo/Aviation Geek Club
WASHINGTON – Chuck Schumer, a prominent United States (US) senator, lashed out at China after America shot down a Chinese balloon that was seen as a spying device.
He said Beijing had been humiliated and caught lying after the incident.
A US F-22 Raptor stealth fighter jet on Saturday shot down an unidentified cylindrical object over Canada, a day after another similar object was downed near Alaskan waters, and a week after the American military downed a Chinese balloon suspected of being an offshore spying device. South Carolina.
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“I think the Chinese are being disgraced. They’ve been caught lying, and that’s a step backwards for them,” Schumer, who is the US Senate Majority Leader, said on ABC’s “This Week” program Sunday (12/2/2023).
The top senator, however, has urged the Joe Biden administration to continue relations with Beijing.
“We can’t just have a Cold War with them. We have to have a relationship with them. But China has taken advantage of us time and time again. And this administration is tougher than any other,” Schumer said.
The Pentagon said the object, which was shot down Saturday over the Yukon territory in northwestern Canada, was first observed in Alaska the previous night, and military officials are tracking it closely.
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