The US shoots down suspected Chinese spy balloon

A Chinese balloon flying over United States air space has led to a dramatic increase in diplomatic tensions between Washington and Beijing. The US says it's a spy surveillance craft - but Beijing says it's a weather research device that got lost. After being shot down over the ocean, the balloon's debris is being recovered from US waters off the coast of South Carolina.

In this photo provided by Chad Fish, a large balloon drifts above the Atlantic Ocean, just off the coast of South Carolina, with a fighter jet and its contrail seen below it, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023. Credit: Chad Fish/AP

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