The United States shot down the Chinese balloon that was flying over the country

United States of America alleged Chinese spy balloon shot down on Saturday which flew over its territory. This was reported by the authorities, specifying that it collapsed off the coast of North Carolina.

The item it was hit after passing through sensitive US military installations and has become the latest center of tension between Washington and Beijing.

After it collapsed, the US government said an operation was launched in US territorial waters in the Atlantic Ocean to recover debris from the balloon, which was flying at an altitude of 18,300 meters.

As reported, it was estimated to be the size of three school buses.

The moment was caught on cameras which showed the moment the ball was shot down. The images showed a small explosion and how the object collapsed and fell straight into the water.

Similarly, a local photographer reported seeing what happened and explained that he saw several planes flying over the area and how “a missile or similar device” hit the balloon.

Before the operation to bring it down was completed, President Joe Biden had been consulted on the balloon’s appearance. “We’ll think about it” replied the president.

The beginning of the conflict that triggered the diplomatic crisis between the United States and China

The sighting of the balloon was announced last Thursday by the Pentagon in a statement in which it reported that it was following the movements of a Chinese “spy balloon” as it flew over the state of Montana (northeast USA), where one is located. of the three existing nuclear missile silo fields on US soil.

In this sense, their leadership has recommended not to take any action against the device for safety reasons, as the debris could fall on the population. But, once the device reached the sea, the US finally decided to shoot it down.

For its part, China admitted on Friday that the balloon belongs to it, although it assured that “it is a civilian airship used for research purposes, mainly meteorological”.

His presence in US airspace triggered a diplomatic crisis between Washington and Beijing and led to the suspension of the trip that the Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, had planned to make to China.

China had said the US ‘exaggerated’ the incident and called for ‘caution’

Before the alleged spy balloon was shot down, China said it “never violated the airspace of any sovereign country” and again rejected allegations that it had detected it over US territory, pointing to that country’s politicians and media country to “exaggerate” the incident to “attack and discredit” the Asian giant.

“China always acts in strict accordance with international law and respects the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all countries. We have no intention of infringing and have never violated the territory or airspace of any sovereign country,” he said the Chinese Foreign Ministry. a statement posted on its website.

“Some US politicians and media have gone overboard to attack and slander China,” the text said.

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