The United States Military is tracking a high-altitude surveillance balloon over the northern US. Pentagon spokesman Brig. General Patrick Ryder said they are confident it is from China. Senior officials told President Biden the balloon does not present a significant intelligence gathering risk even though its path does go over sensitive areas. They have advised not to shoot it down as falling debris might be dangerous to people on the ground.
So I guess we are to ignore the security risk from China as we have in the case of Russia’s spy network where we allow a walking, talking soviet surveillance balloon to float around the golf course in Palm Beach, Florida.