White House Warns of ‘Outside Actors’ Interfering in Taiwan Elections After Suspected CCP Spy Balloon Detected

A high altitude balloon floats over Billings, Mont., on Feb. 1, 2023. Larry Mayer/The Billings Gazette via AP

The Biden administration has called for “free, fair, open, and transparent elections” in Taiwan and warned against Chinese Communist Party (CCP) interference after the self-ruling island reported seeing multiple Chinese balloons flying across the Taiwan Strait this week.

White House National Security Council coordinator for strategic communications, John Kirby, issued the warning during a White House press briefing alongside press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Jan. 4, just days after Taiwan’s defense ministry said four alleged Chinese balloons were seen passing over the island.