China says US shooting down balloon 'damaged' relations

By Agence France-Presse

Feb 06, 2023 11:30 am

BEIJING: A US decision to shoot down a Chinese balloon that Beijing claimed had veered off course has 'seriously impacted and damaged' relations between the two countries, China's foreign ministry said on Monday.

The aircraft, which Washington said was a spy balloon, had spent several days flying over North America, leading the United States to call off a planned visit to Beijing by Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

A high altitude balloon floats over Billings, Mont., on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. PHOTO BY LARRY MAYER/ THE BILLINGS GAZETTE VIA AP

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