Chinese spy balloon over the US - NEWS TIMES 9

Chinese spy balloon over the US

The US is following a thought Chinese high-elevation observation swell over the mainland US, guard authorities said on Thursday, a revelation that dangers adding further strain to tense US-China relations.

Pentagon representative Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder said the US government has been following the inflatable for a few days as it advanced over the northern US, adding it was "going at an elevation well above business air traffic and didn't present a military or actual danger to individuals on the ground."

Talking on foundation, a senior US protection official said senior military authorities had prompted President Joe Biden not to shoot it down because of dread the trash could represent a security danger to individuals on the ground.