#shorts A reporter asked John Kirby, “You said we’re not flying any surveillance balloons over China. Are we flying any other kind of surveillance craft routinely over China?”
MR. KIRBY: We are not flying surveillance balloons over China. I’m not aware of any other craft that we’re flying over — into Chinese airspace.
Reporter: Okay. And then, is there — and just — you said a moment ago that there’s no knowledge of a U.S. balloon or other craft over Chinese territory. Just being cognizant of the fact that China has a different definition of what their territory is than the United States, is there any U.S. surveillance aircraft over Taiwan, over the South China Sea that — that would — would fit into that?
MR. KIRBY: There is no U.S. surveillance aircraft over Chinese — in Chinese airspace.
Reporter: Okay. Even Chinese-claimed airspace?
MR. KIRBY: There is no U.S. surveillance aircraft in Chinese airspace.
On 2/13/2023, NSC spokesman John Kirby fielded questions from reporters since Karine Jean-Pierre can’t do her job properly. Joe Biden is once again hiding from the public. Biden has nothing on his public schedule for the entire day and he still hasn’t addressed the American people after the US military shot down multiple objects over US airspace.
other clips of this published longer video is here: https://youtu.be/gNvcYNEjX6g
Not flying surveillance balloons over China. Over Taiwan, over the South China Sea?