US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, has said that China's spy balloon over the US territory was an unacceptable and irresponsible behavior! His trip to Beijing has been cancelled or postponed due to this offensive spy incident.
China foreign ministry officials expressed a regret to US earlier. They insisted that the weather airship was accidentally blown astray into American airspace by strong winds! However, their statement is not convincing.
There are some advantages to using balloons for surveillance than a satellite. The spy balloons can be fitted with modern technology like spy cameras and radar sensors, and it is less expensive and easier to deploy. The balloon's slower speed also allows it to loiter over the target area for longer periods of time.
According to a former military official, the US military can block any data collection or transmissions from that device bellow the balloon. It probably have already been remotely disabled by the defendant.
However, the US and China tie is sinking to the lowest level in the bottom!