China Is Not Happy the US Shot Down Its Balloon
China Is Not Happy the US Shot Down Its Balloon. China on Monday said it was accusing China and the United States of indiscriminate use of force to shoot down an alleged Chinese spy balloon. The country claimed it "seriously affected and damaged the efforts of both parties as well as improvement toward stabilization of Sino-U.S. relationships." The U.S. shot down the balloon off the Carolina coast following its passage through sensitive military installations throughout North America. China insists that the flyover was an accident caused by an aircraft that was a civilian. Vice-French Minister Xie Feng has said that…