China brands US resolution on ‘spy balloon’ incident political manipulation

The balloon was shot down off the Carolina coast (Chad Fish via AP, File)

The Chinese government has dismissed a resolution by the US House of Representatives, condemning China over a suspected Chinese spy balloon shot down above American waters as “purely political manipulation and hyping up”.

Foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning told reporters at a daily briefing: “China is strongly dissatisfied with this and firmly opposes it.