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TikTok’s management has pushed back against any suggestion that they’re controlled by the Chinese government, and they have described the bill as a violation of users’ First Amendment rights.

Daines and U.S. Sen Jon Tester, a Montana Democrat, both have demanded more information from the Biden administration about the balloon, the reasons it was carrying American technology, and the Department of Defense’s response.

An effort to pass a resolution memorializing Missoula's historic Chinese community hit a roadblock around wording this week with one particular “whereas” raising concern and generating a debate that won't be resolved until August.

U.S. Sen. Steve Daines introduced a bill this week to identify any institution helping China spy on Americans or working with its military or intelligence as a restricted trade partner.

Sen. Jon Tester writes, "Montanans deeply value our freedom and privacy, and China is working to undermine those American values right before our eyes. We can’t let that happen."

Sen. Jon Tester said defaulting on the national debt would be “the biggest mistake” made in the nearly 20 years he's held office.

Other Montana officials also have increased their criticism of the Biden administration for what they see as a lackluster response to the intrusion.

A Chinese surveillance balloon was detected above Billings within days of a hearing on a bill to prevent foreign adversaries from buying up agricultural land in Montana.

The Defense Department is "confident" a balloon spotted this week over parts of Montana was a surveillance balloon from China.