Summary A U.S. military fighter jet shot down the airship
(Reuters) - China’s foreign ministry said on Sunday that it expressed strong dissatisfaction and opposition towards the United States’ use of force to attack its airship.
A U.S. military fighter jet shot down the airship, which Washington has described as a suspected Chinese spy balloon, off the coast of South Carolina on Saturday, a week after it entered U.S. airspace and triggered a dramatic -- and public -- spying saga that worsened Sino-U.S. relations.
The suspected Chinese spy balloon was shot down by the US military fighter jet off the coast of South Carolina on Saturday, bringing to an end a dramatic story that brought attention to the deteriorating Sino-US ties.
US President Joe Biden said, "We successfully brought it down and I want to commend our aviators who accomplished it."
