Biden Denies US-China Ties More Strained After Balloon Spat
- US president says he has not spoken to Xi since incident
- Republicans have criticized Biden for delay in downing balloon
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President Joe Biden denied that relations with Beijing have suffered a serious blow after the US downed an alleged Chinese spy balloon that flew across the continental US.
Biden said that the US is currently recovering “major pieces” of the aircraft to analyze the equipment. But he maintained that the incident hasn’t further exacerbated tensions with the country.