Republican senators said there is a 'very disturbing' possibility that American companies helped to build the Chinese surveillance balloon following classified briefing with administration officials Thursday.
"I don't think there was any definitive answer on that. But…the question was asked by a senator and, you know, I think that that's, that's a very, a very disturbing possibility," Hawley said.
"And listen, they've already made it public that we've known that there have been previous balloon flights over U.S. territories and, of course, the United States in years past. They knew that already, and yet they had nothing prepared to deal with this espionage balloon that came right over the United States. I mean, it's really it is, it is an incredible, incredible lack of planning. And frankly, I think major, major lapses of judgment," Hawley said.
However, the State Department said earlier Thursday:"We are confident that the balloon manufacturer has a direct relationship with China’s military and is an approved vendor of the PLA, according to information published in an official procurement portal for the PLA."Sullivan also said that he is encouraging officials to keep briefings on the spy balloon, which was reported to be hovering over Alaska last week before traversing most of the U.S.
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