The US army shot down the Chinese balloon that was spotted in American airspace. This action was taken after President Joe Biden’s orders. The army had made a plan in such a way that the debris of the balloon fell in the sea, so as to avoid injuries, casualties among its citizens. The work of removing the debris of the balloon from the sea has begun.

On February 3, Pentagon Brigadier General Patrick Ryder had said that the US was receiving reports that another balloon is coming from Latin America. Their guess was that this was another spy balloon, also from China. After this, the Chinese Foreign Ministry had issued a statement saying – China has never violated any country’s border or airspace. Some US leaders and media are trying to tarnish the image of China under the guise of this incident. This matter should be resolved peacefully.

China sent balloons for espionage, claims US Army

The balloon was initially seen entering the US airport zone on January 28. After this it was found flying in the Montana area. This is a nuclear missile zone of America. The military suspected the balloons were espionage and were gathering information from here to send to China. For this reason, it was being monitored.

Balloon size as much as 3 buses

The US has not officially told how big China’s balloon is. However, to find out, the military sent two of its F-22 fighter jets near the balloon. After which an official told ABC News that this balloon is as big as three buses. At the same time, Pentagon spokesman Patrick Ryder said  that the balloon was above civilian air traffic, so at the moment it was decided to not destroy the balloon or bring it down.

This balloon will remain in the air space of America for a few days. According to the New York Times report, General Ryder has said that information of the balloon’s location will not be shared with the general public. However, he also said that this balloon is currently in the center of America and is moving towards the east.

Sino-American relations worsen due to spy balloon

Owing to China’s balloon in the American airspace, a diplomatic crisis has arisen between the two countries. According to media reports- US Foreign Minister Antony Blinken has canceled his visit to China. He was about to go on a two-day visit to China from Sunday.

On the other hand, China said in its statement on Friday that what America is calling a spy balloon for intelligence gathering is only a civilian airship, which deviated from its fixed route. It is used only for weather information.

In retaliation, the American officer said – If it is a civilian balloon, then how and why did it reach Montana, 6 thousand kilometers away. The Pentagon said – it was sent to the US for monitoring.

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Tension has increased between the two countries after China’s spy balloons, as big as 3 buses, appeared in America, Canada and Latin America. The Pentagon says that another Chinese balloon is passing through Latin America. Meanwhile, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who termed it a violation of international law, has also cancelled his visit to China. Meanwhile, Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Yi has spoken on the phone with the US Secretary of State.

Blinken has said that such an act cannot be tolerated and this has been clearly explained to China. America claims that the balloon shown above the nuclear launch site is from China and it was being used to gather intelligence.

Antony Blinken’s visit to China cancelled

America has not liked China’s clarification regarding the balloon. America is calling it a Spy Balloon and that is why Foreign Minister Antony Blinken has postponed his visit to China. According to China’s Foreign Ministry, it was a civil use balloon, which is used for weather-related research, and it lost its direction and reached American airspace. China has also expressed regret for this.

What did America say?

Pentagon spokesman Brigadier General Patrick S Ryder told the media on Thursday that a spy balloon was detected and was being monitored. It is still flying in US airspace. It was seen in Montana. NORAD i.e. North American Aerospace Defence Command is keeping a close watch on it. The government has taken immediate action to protect sensitive information.

Will the tension between China and America increase?

Even as China has given clarification, but the whole world knows the stark difference between what China says and does. It will be difficult for the US to trust China’s words. Relations between the US and China are already strained. At present, due to the cancellation of Blinken’s tour, it is clear that the bitterness between the two countries can increase further.

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