BEIJING - China said Wednesday it will take measures against U.S. entities related to the downing of a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the American East Coast.At a daily briefing, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin gave no details and did not identify the targets of the measures.China says the balloon was a unmanned weather airship that was accidentally blown off course and accuses the U.S.
of overreacting in bringing it down with a missile fired from an F-22 fighter jet.Since the Feb. 4 downing of the balloon, the United States has sanctioned six Chinese entities it said are linked to Beijing’s aerospace programs.hinese spy balloon flies above in Charlotte NC, United States on February 04, 2023.
The Pentagon announced earlier that it is tracking a suspected Chinese high-altitude surveillance balloon above the continental US.
A Chinese Foreign Ministry stateme The U.S. House of Representatives subsequently voted unanimously to condemn China for a "brazen violation" of U.S.