A suspected Chinese spy balloon, the size of three buses, has been spotted floating across North America. It has been hovering over states such as …
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The US, China & The Spy Balloon: What's Happened So Far?
A balloon the US believed to be carrying Chinese monitoring equipment was shot down in US airspace last week. China claimed the object was a 'weather device' but the US shared photos after retrieving the wreckage, saying it contained ‘antennas and solar panels capable of absorbing intelligence’. Here's everything we know...
How did it start?
The US has postponed a high-stakes diplomatic trip to China after discovering a Chinese balloon flying over Montana suspected to be spying. Secretary …
China has urged ‘calm’ amid an inflating row over a giant balloon which is sailing high above the US. The balloon’s sighting, over Montana, led to …
China has claimed an alleged surveillance balloon spotted above the US is a weather device. US defence officials immediately raised the alarm over the …
Video: 'Chinese spy balloon', like a small moon, spotted floating over Montana, US The balloon has been flying over the United States for a couple of …
What was the reaction?
The US has shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon that had flown over sensitive military sites across the country. TV footage showed a small …
China has threatened to take ‘further action’ after the US shot down a giant suspected spy balloon. The conspicuous craft – said to have been as wide …
The US released images of the shot-down spy balloon getting retrieved from the Atlantic Ocean as China demanded that the pieces be given back. Navy …
The suspected Chinese spy balloon that was shot down had ‘multiple antennas’ and solar panels capable of collecting intelligence, according to the US. …
What's happening now?
The US shot has shot down another object over its airspace, less than a week after downing a Chinese spy balloon. President Joe Biden ordered the …
UFOs shot down over US airspace were sent from China to ‘test’ the superpower, an expert has warned. Four ‘spy balloons’ have been shot down in North …
Rishi Sunak has said British warplanes are on standby to shoot down Chinese spy balloons at a moment’s notice. The PM said he would do ’whatever it …
