Washington has said it won’t give back to Beijing the debris of China’s downed spy balloon while a senior Chinese official has called for the remnants of the vessel to be returned.
National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said Monday that there are no plans to return to Beijing the debris of the downed balloon, which China claims was a “civilian airship” but that U.S. officials insist was a military spycraft.
“I know of no such intention of plans to return it,” Kirby said, adding that the U.S. military has recovered some of the debris and salvage efforts continue….