US recovers Chinese spy balloon, Republicans target Joe Biden: Updates | World news

The United States is trying to recover a suspected Chinese spy balloon that was shot down off the coast of South Carolina, the Pentagon said.

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“Our U.S. Navy is currently conducting recovery operations, with the U.S. Coast Guard assisting in securing the area and maintaining public safety,” the statement read, although China has repeatedly said the airship is being used for weather and other reasons. another science.

Here are the top updates on this story:

1. Republican lawmakers have been accusing China of monitoring sensitive U.S. military sites with a spy balloon accusing the Joe Biden administration of giving Beijing access by denying the balloon.
2. The balloon was shot down by a military plane over the Atlantic Ocean with a missile.
3. The president of an American university canceled a trip to Beijing following the sighting of the spy balloon.
4. China’s defense ministry said after the balloon fell into the water that it “reserves the right to take necessary measures to deal with such situations”.
5. Meanwhile, U.S. defense and military officials said the balloon entered the U.S. air defense zone on January 28 and moved widely over land over Alaska and then into Canadian airspace on Monday.
6. Then he returned to the US territory on Idaho on Tuesday, when Joe Biden first commented on the announcement.
7. In the past, authorities have said that dropping a balloon on the ground from an altitude of 60,000 feet would pose an undue risk to people on the ground.
8. An F-22 fighter jet fired a missile at a balloon it hit while near Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
9. The debris landed in 47 feet of water, officials said.
10. Recovery efforts will be completed in a matter of time, not weeks, they added.