China accuses US of ‘indiscriminate’ force as military searches for balloon remains
"Observing the balloon in flight closely has allowed us to better understand this Chinese program and further confirmed that its mission was surveillance," said the official, who discussed intelligence matters on condition of anonymity. The official said that Chinese surveillance balloons had briefly flown over the continental United States once before during the Biden administration and at least three times while Donald Trump was president, which was discovered only after he left office.Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Mao Ning confirmed that a balloon seen over Latin America also belonged to China, saying it was on a civilian test flight, had limited…
