Chinese Balloon

Explained: How the US prepared to shoot down the Chinese spy balloon

Following US president Joe Biden's orders, the Department of Defence developed options for safely shooting down the spy balloon over US territorial waters while closely monitoring its path and intelligence collection activities

US lawmakers clash over President Joe Biden's handling of Chinese balloon

With efforts to retrieve balloon debris continuing off the South Carolina coast one day after a US fighter jet downed the large airship, the incident sparked fiery debate over Biden's dealing with the matter and how US-Chinese ties might suffer