Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D‑NY) revealed the full Senate body will get a briefing about China on Feb. 15 amid the suspected spy balloon controversy.
“The full Senate — all senators of both parties — will have a larger and full China briefing next week. And that is something that I think will be very important, serious and hopefully nonpolitical,” Schumer said at a press conference. “Under this full brief, all senators in both parties will be briefed by the Department of Defense on their office of Net Assessment (ONA) US-China Overmatch Study.”
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Schumer received a briefing on the alleged spy balloon situation Sunday. The briefing for the full Senate body will entail details about China’s surveillance capabilities from the Department of Defense’s Office of Net Assessment. Members of the so-called Gang of Eight, who are cleared for classified debriefs, are expected to be briefed on China by Tuesday, …