House Oversight Committee chair James comer (R-KY) thinks America has bigger problems than Chinese balloons; he believes the communist country is operating a “massive spy ring.”
Our China problems are a “whole lot bigger” than Biden realizes.
“China continues to steal our intellectual property. They continue to steal our patents. They manipulate their currency. We believe they have a big footprint in academia with a massive spy ring within our research universities where they continue to steal our hard-earned research and development,” Comer (R-Ky.) said on ABC News’ “This Week.”
“Their military continues to grow and expand. They’re continuing their Belt and Road Initiative all over the world where they’re trying to create a dominant world economy,” he said.
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“This is a problem for the United States. And we need an administration to stand firm to China,” he continued.
US fighter jets downed a Chinese spy balloon off the coast of South Carolina on Feb. 4.
Navy crews are now salvaging debris from the aircraft to determine its capabilities.
But since then, the US downed three more unknown objects – one Friday off Alaska, one Saturday over the Yukon Territory in Canada, and one Sunday over Lake Huron.
The shoot down of the object Sunday took place after Comer’s ABC interview.
After President Biden received bipartisan criticism for waiting too long to down the Chinese spy balloon, Comer said the administration has stepped up its game, but it’s still not enough.
“This administration thus far hasn’t set a very good example of standing up to China. I think that shooting the balloon down in the Atlantic once it flew over all the military bases, including my own Fort Campbell, Ky., it’s very disturbing. I’m glad this administration’s taking it more seriously with respect to the balloons,” he said.
More over at The New York Post:
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