America is calling it a spy balloon of China. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken canceled his visit to China after news of a Chinese balloon appearing in American airspace.
America has shot down a Chinese ‘spy’ balloon flying in its airspace. After the shooting down of the balloon, a war of words has started between the two countries. After the balloon was shot down, US President Joe Biden has said that he was the one who ordered the balloon to be shot down. At the same time, China had deviated from the direction of the balloon and entered the American territory.
Biden has described the incident of the balloon entering American airspace as an unacceptable violation of American sovereignty. The balloon was shot down by US fighter jets on the beach of South Carolina. At the same time, China’s Foreign Ministry is issuing a statement on Sunday that the use of force against the balloon is an overreaction and doing so is in violation of international standard practices.
The Pentagon and other US officials say it is a Chinese spy balloon the size of three school buses. It is moving east over the US at an altitude of about 60,000 feet. The US says it was used for surveillance and intelligence gathering, but officials have provided few details.
