Biden says three downed objects were likely not tied to Chinese spy balloon, plans to speak to China's Xi Jinping Biden

President Joe Biden delivers remarks about the Chinese spy balloon and other aerial objects shot down over North America in recent days, at the White House on Feb. 16. Biden says the three objects appeared unrelated to the Chinese spy balloon and were most likely tied to private companies, recreation or research institutions.TOM BRENNER /The New York Times U.S. President Joe Biden says three unidentified flying objects shot down over the U.S. and Canada by fighter jets this past weekend were likely harmless research balloons caught in a NORAD dragnet after the earlier downing of a Chinese spy balloon. In…