The US and China exchanged words about a suspected Chinese spy balloon as military officials revealed other incursions. US officials said the downed craft was massive in size.
The quarrel between Washington and Beijing over the incursion of a Chinese balloon into United States airspace continued on Tuesday. The suspected surveillance balloon was shot down off the South Carolina coast on Saturday after a days-long journey across the US mainland.
When asked on Tuesday whether Beijing had asked the US to return debris from the balloon, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said it belonged to China.
The US Coast Guard has imposed a temporary security zone in waters off South Carolina during the military's search for debris from the balloon.
US President Joe Biden said the plan was always to shoot it down, but Republicans are criticizing the time the president took to respond.
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