He spoke about this in an interview with ABC.
According to him, this action by China was a "message".
“They knew that the balloon would be seen, they knew that the US government would have to report it, that people would see it in the sky,” Rubio said.
Thus, according to the senator, the Chinese authorities have demonstrated to the world that the once great superpower is now "devastated" and "in decline."
Earlier, the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry called the US actions in the situation with the Chinese balloon "irresponsible".
It was also reported that former British Prime Minister Liz Truss is in favor of toughening British foreign policy towards China.