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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Lisa Mascaro

INSANE: Us house votes to condemn china over balloon surveillance | Rare Historical Photos

Chad Fish

The House voted unanimously Thursday to condemn China's balloon surveillance program as a “brazen violation” of US sovereignty, a rare and swift bipartisan rebuke of Beijing as questions mount about the craft the US says was part of a vast aerial spy program.

The 419-0 action comes as lawmakers clamoring for information about the white balloon that flew over American skies were being briefed by US officials in a classified session. The Senate held a hearing about the balloon, which crossed the United States before being shot down by US military jets last weekend.

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