China Spy Balloon

Are they spy balloons or aliens? What we know about the flying objects spotted in US, Canada and even China

The US has shot down four flying objects in the past eight days — first a ‘spy balloon’ in South Carolina, followed up by instances in north Alaska, Canada and the third over Lake Huron. Has China increased its spying or is there something more to it?

China spots UFO over its waters, authorities prepare to shoot it down: Report

The development comes after US and Canada shot down three high-altitude airborne objects in recent days. An American fighter jet shot down another unidentified flying object on Saturday

How dangerous was the Chinese ‘spy’ balloon flying over US? Did Beijing target India, other countries in the past?

It turns out that the Chinese balloon floating over the US was not an isolated incident. Officials in the Biden administration claim that Beijing runs a vast surveillance programme and countries like India and Japan have been targeted

China conducted spy balloon programme for years, says Pentagon

The recent balloon was shot down by a US military fighter jet on Saturday. The Navy and Coast guard are still working to recover pieces of the downed balloon so they can be analyzed

Explained: How the US shot down China’s ‘spy’ balloon using its most advanced and expensive F-22 fighter jet

Multiple aircraft were deployed to bring down the alleged Chinese spy balloon. However, it was a missile fired by the F-22, the world’s most advanced aircraft, that shot it down. The balloon was soaring at 60,000-65,000 feet and the Raptor is most capable of carrying precision strikes at that height

China says US shooting down balloon 'seriously impacted and damaged' relations

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

Colombia says 'object' spotted overhead after Chinese spy balloon warning

Colombia's Air Force said the object with 'characteristics similar to those of a balloon" was detected on Friday and monitored until it left the national air space.' A US fighter jet on Saturday shot down what it said was a Chinese spy balloon

How the soaring ‘spy’ balloon could take already strained US-China ties to a new low

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called off his high-stakes weekend visit to Beijing after a Chinese balloon was sighted in America. Experts say the incident and charges of surveillance could escalate tensions between the two nations

Chinese foreign ministry says US media, politicians used balloon incident 'as pretext to smear China'

The ministry said that China has always strictly abided by international law and respected the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all countries