China threatens ‘further actions’ after US shoots down suspected spying balloon

China has threatened further action after the US shot down a suspected spy balloon, with Beijing insisting it was a civilian aircraft and that the flyover an accident (Jason Sellers/AP)

China has threatened “further actions” after the US shot down a suspected spy balloon, with Beijing insisting it was a civilian aircraft and that the flyover an accident.

President Joe Biden ordered the craft shot down on Saturday after it had crossed over sensitive military sites across North America.