China: US shooting down balloon 'damaged' relations

By Agence France-Presse

Feb 07, 2023 12:14 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 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.

In this photo provided by Chad Fish, the remnants of a large balloon drift above the Atlantic Ocean, just off the coast of South Carolina, with a fighter jet and its contrail seen below it, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023. PHOTO BY CHAD FISH VIA AP

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