If it's china and our guys know these drones can carry certain devastating payloads and they're already all over our cities, they could opt for saying nothing since acknowledging there's no clear solution underscores their lack of qualification as "our leaders" and/or would start a panic.
The other logical option is deepstate is participating in a treasonous plot to overthrow a country whose laws they already completely disregard.
Both are very bad scenarios. Also, either way, Operation Shiny Object is intensifying. What might the other hand be doing that it needs “Spy Balloon 2.0” dominating the news cycle?