US shoots down Chinese ‘spy balloon’ off S. Carolina coast
By DW
06 February 2023 |
11:06 am
The US has shot down a Chinese balloon that had been floating over the mainland for days. China has claimed the US overreacted by downing what it said was a civilian aircraft and threatened repercussions.
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