- 美国总统乔-拜登对在北美上空击落的不明飞行物发表评论，称它们 "很可能 "是与私营公司或研究机构有关的气球。
- 拜登的评论是在共和党人指责他下令击落这些物体是在发现疑似中国间谍气球的政治压力下的过度反应之后发表的。
- 本月早些时候，一架美国战斗机在南卡罗来纳州海岸击落了一个由中国政府派出的气球。
- 周五在阿拉斯加海岸发现了另外三个不明物体，周六在加拿大上空，周日在休伦湖上空。拜登迅速下令将它们取下。
- 拜登已指示国家安全顾问杰克-沙利文领导一个 "机构间小组 "审查程序，并正在制定 "更明确的规则 "来跟踪、监测和可能击落不明空中物体。
- 击落中国侦察机是和平时期首次在美国领空击落一个未经授权的物体，并继续引起外交上的涟漪。
- 由于网络安全方面的紧张关系、技术领域的竞争、对台湾迫在眉睫的威胁，以及中国未能谴责俄罗斯入侵乌克兰，美国与中国的关系在过去一年受到了考验。
- 周四，拜登批评了中国的监控项目，说 “对我们主权的侵犯是不可接受的”，但他说他希望与北京保持开放的沟通渠道。“我们不是在寻找一场新的冷战。”
- 来自两党的参议员都抱怨被剥夺了详细的信息，而白宫感到不得不在周一宣布，没有迹象表明 “外星人或外星活动”。
- US President Joe Biden has commented on unidentified aerial objects shot down over North America, saying they were “most likely” balloons tied to private companies or research institutions.
- Biden’s comments come after accusations from Republicans that his orders to take down the objects were an overreaction amid political pressure over the discovery of a suspected Chinese spy balloon.
- Earlier this month, an American fighter jet downed a balloon sent by the Chinese government off the coast of South Carolina.
- Three additional unidentified objects were spotted on Friday off the coast of Alaska, on Saturday over Canada, and on Sunday over Lake Huron. Biden quickly ordered that they be taken down.
- Biden has directed national security adviser Jake Sullivan to lead an “interagency team” to review procedures and is developing “sharper rules” to track, monitor, and potentially shoot down unknown aerial objects.
- The downing of the Chinese surveillance craft was the first known peacetime shoot down of an unauthorized object in US airspace and continues to send out diplomatic ripples.
- US relations with China have been tested over the last year due to tensions over cybersecurity, competition in the technology sector, the looming threat to Taiwan, and China’s failure to condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
- On Thursday, Biden criticized China’s surveillance program, saying the “violation of our sovereignty is unacceptable,” but said he looks to maintain open lines of communication with Beijing. “We’re not looking for a new cold war.”
- Senators from both sides of the aisle have complained about being denied detailed information, and the White House felt compelled to announce on Monday that there was no indication of “aliens or extraterrestrial activity.”
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