Joe Biden said on Wednesday that the United States is “not looking for conflict” with China.
Washington:
President Joe Biden said Wednesday that the United States is “not looking for conflict” with China, despite tensions over a Chinese spy balloon shot down by US officials.
“We’re absolutely going to compete with China, but … we’re not looking for conflict – and that’s been the case so far,” he said in an interview with the PBS network.
Biden’s comments apparently sought to defuse tensions over the dramatic incident in which a giant Chinese balloon crossed the United States on Saturday before being shot down by a US Air Force jet off the East Coast.
Asked whether the incident caused major damage to relations with Beijing, Biden said, “No.”
China says the balloon was only conducting weather research but the Pentagon calls it a high-tech spying operation. The balloon floated much higher than most airships and passed directly over at least one sensitive US military site.
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