US shoots down balloon, Beijing warns of response
After shooting down off the balloon in a background briefing, a senior US. Defense official said that an F 22 fighter aircraft from Langley Air Force Base in Virginia shot down the balloon off the coast of South Carolina and within U. S. Airspace on Saturday afternoon early Sunday in India, firing a single aim ninex sidewinder missile from an altitude of 58,000ft. The shooting down brought a sharp response from Beijing. The Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Sunday that it strongly disapproves of and protests against US