China to take measures against US entities over balloon incident

The remnants of a large balloon drift above the Atlantic Ocean, just off the coast of South Carolina, with a fighter jet and its contrail seen below it (Chad Fish via AP)

China has said it will take measures against US entities related to the downing of a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the American east coast.

At a daily briefing, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin gave no details and did not identify the targets of the measures.