US moving ahead on plan to down Chinese balloon over ocean

The balloon would be brought down once it is above the Atlantic Ocean where the remnants could potentially be recovered, according to officials (Andy Wong/AP)

The Biden administration is moving forward with a plan to shoot down a large Chinese balloon suspected of conducting surveillance on the US military, by bringing it down once it is above the Atlantic Ocean where the remnants could potentially be recovered, according to two US officials.

The officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the sensitive operation, said US president Joe Biden had given the go-ahead.