Beijing labels US balloon claims 'information warfare'. China denies the US accusations that a Chinese balloon was downed were part of an extensive surveillance program. This is "information warfare" against China. China claimed Thursday that U.S. allegations of a Chinese balloon being downed were part of an extensive surveillance program. This was "information warfare" against China. On Wednesday, the Pentagon stated that the Chinese balloon that was shot down over South Carolina on Saturday was part of a program that involved a number of airships similar to those China has operated for "several decades." Mao Ning, spokesperson for China's Foreign…