China threatens 'further actions' after US shoots down spy balloon
The United States has shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the Carolina coast.China has threatened "further actions" after the US shot down a suspected spy balloon, with Beijing insisting it was a civilian aircraft and that the flyover an accident.President Joe Biden ordered the craft shot down on Saturday after it crossed over sensitive military sites across North America.
Pentagon officials say an F-22 fighter jet fired a missile at the balloon at 2.40pm EST , puncturing it while it was off the coast near Myrtle Beach, South Carolina."They successfully took it down and I want to compliment our aviators who did it," Mr Biden said after getting off Air Force One en route to Camp David.
China responded that it reserved the right to "take further actions" and criticised the US for "an obvious overreaction and a serious violation of international practice". In its statement on Sunday, China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said: "China will resolutely uphold the relevant company's legitimate rights and interests, and at the same time reserving the right to take further actions in response."
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