U.S. House of Representatives Speaker McCarthy and other Republican heavyweights plan to push a bipartisan resolution condemning Chinese spy balloons for violating U.S. airspace.

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[International News Center/Comprehensive Report] The Chinese spy balloon broke into the airspace of the United States, sparking outrage in the United States.

House of Representatives Speaker McCarthy (Kevin McCarthy) and other Republican leaders are planning to promote a cross-party resolution condemning China and protesting to China with "one voice", hoping to pass it within this week.

The US political news media Politico reported on the 6th that McCarthy and other Republican heavyweight lawmakers discussed with key Democrats in the House of Representatives on the issue of condemning Chinese spy balloons.

McCarthy told the media that the bill will target China and hopes to pass it this week.

"I think we have the greatest strength when we speak to China with one voice," he said.

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U.S. President Biden delivered his second State of the Union address since taking office in Congress on the 7th.

According to reports, Republicans in the House of Representatives had previously discussed and proposed a resolution specifically targeting Biden's handling of the balloon incident, and hoped to vote on the day Biden delivered the State of the Union address on the 7th.

But Republican lawmakers, including House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul, privately lobbied Republican leaders to move to a bipartisan resolution condemning the Chinese spy balloons.

Since then, according to several Democratic congressmen, the wording of the resolution has undergone substantial changes and may be supported by Democratic congressmen.

McCall also plans to review the wording of the resolution with Greg Meeks, the top Democrat on the committee and former chairman of the committee.

In this regard, Meeks said that the dialogue is still ongoing and did not rule out the possibility of cooperation among the Democrats, but also emphasized that it must depend on the wording of the resolution and when the vote is taken.

In addition, the report also quoted people familiar with the matter as saying that McCarthy intends to arrange for all congressmen to participate in a briefing on the Chinese spy balloon, which may be on the 9th.

The Senate was also briefed by the executive branch on the same day.

According to "Capitol Hill" (The Hill) report, Republicans in the House of Representatives plan to launch an investigation into the failure of the Biden administration to protect national security in handling the issue of Chinese spy balloons.

It is said that Biden ordered the shooting down of the Chinese spy balloon on the 1st, but the military did not execute the order until the balloon flew over the Atlantic Ocean.

It is not clear why the U.S. military believes the Chinese spy balloons do not pose a security threat.

Already strained relations between the United States and China are threatening to worsen after the Chinese spy balloon incident delayed a planned visit by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to China.

Republican lawmakers criticized the Biden administration for showing weakness to China and turning the U.S. airspace into a laughing stock.

Mike Rogers, chairman of the House of Representatives Armed Services Committee, believes that the slow response is another example of the Biden administration's weakness and incompetence. The White House must provide answers to the resulting damage to national security, emphasizing that the United States must show strength to contain China.

The U.S. Navy has recovered the wreckage of a Chinese spy balloon and will analyze its intelligence-searching capabilities.

(Associated Press)