The 419-0 House action comes as lawmakers clamored for information about the white balloon that flew across the country before being shot down by U.S. forces.
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The 419-0 House action comes as lawmakers clamored for information about the white balloon that flew across the country before being shot down by U.S. forces.
By Clare Foran, CNN The House of Representatives voted to pass a resolution condemning China’s use of the suspected surveillance balloon that was shot down by US jets over the weekend. The resolution is a symbolic rebuke of the Chinese government and is not binding legislatively.
In a Congress riven by partisan splits, the shared anxiety over China's stealthy balloon surveillance program and the reach of Beijing's global military provided an unusual opening for bipartisan agreement.
The resolution also called on the Biden Administration to adopt tighter protocols to prevent future Chinese surveillance efforts and provide Congress with a comprehensive timeline on the incident.
The U.S. House Thursday unanimously passed a resolution condemning China for sending a spy balloon into U.S. airspace as the State Department said the balloon carried an antenna array for collecting communications.
Senators are conducting a hearing later Thursday on the surveillance balloon, while lawmakers from both chambers are expected to receive classified briefings on the issue.
