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Over a week ago, a white balloon first appeared over US airspace. About the size of three buses, it flew over Montana, home to a key missile site

The military discussed shooting it down with President Biden. But for days it held off. Now, over the weekend, the military popped it over the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of South Carolina.

And Republicans are upset why?

For not shooting it down sooner. They called the delay a display of “weakness” and a failure to protect US airspace. And are considering passing a resolution this week condemning the Biden admin. But the military says it didn’t want debris from the balloon to hit Americans — and advised Biden to hold off. Meanwhile, amid the tensions with China, Sec of State Antony Blinken Cancel les his trip.

Why is China floating a balloon over the US again?

That’s the question. This apparently isn’t the first time it’s happened — with multiple sightings in recent years. As for why they went with a balloon over something more subtle like a satellite: balloons can be cheaper and harder to detect by radar. Anyway, China isn’t admitting this was a military balloon.

Oh?

It says this was a civilian aircraft collecting weather data. And has fired the head of its weather service. Meanwhile, it has criticized the US choice to shoot it down, calling the move an “overreaction.” And said it reserved the right to “take further actions” in similar situations.