US President Joe Biden will talk to Chinese President Xi Jinping about shooting down a Chinese surveillance balloon in US airspace. Joe Biden expressed this hope last Thursday. The US president also said, ‘We don’t want another cold war.’ However, he did not confirm when he would talk to the Chinese president about this. Reacting to Beijing’s allegations, Biden also said, ‘I hope to talk to President Xi. I am hopeful that we can reach an agreement.’ However, he will not apologize or apologize for shooting down the balloon. Separately, the Pentagon’s top China official, Michael Chase, plans to visit Taiwan. This information was reported by Financial Times citing related sources. Chase will be one of the top US defense officials to visit the island starting in 2019. China has been claiming the island as its own. The country also warns the United States if it exaggerates about Taiwan. A Chinese balloon flying over US airspace was recently shot down by an Air Force fighter jet. Washington claims the Chinese surveillance balloon was flying over “highly sensitive” US military and nuclear facilities. Meanwhile, China claims that the balloon mistakenly entered US airspace. Beijing said it was engaged in weather monitoring and had lost its way to the United States. Biden broke his silence after US lawmakers demanded more information about the incidents. Source: Reuters.