What has Happened: The U.S. military has been monitoring a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that has been hovering over the northern part of the U.S. (near a U.S. strategic missile base) for the past few days. Today, the Pentagon said that the balloon “violated U.S. air space and international law” and rejected China’s earlier claim that the balloon is a “civilian airship” used for research. Officials have assessed that shooting down the balloon would be dangerous as it would create a “significant” debris field. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken postponed his upcoming trip to China in response to the ... SITREP – Chinese Surveillance in the U.S.