The United States military has downed what it believes to be a Chinese surveillance aircraft over American airspace. See potential bias and similarities in coverage from foxheadlines , CNBC , and AP:
The United States military has downed what it believes to be a Chinese surveillance aircraft over American airspace.The balloon was shot down roughly 7 miles off the coast of South Carolina, and U.S. forces are moving to recover the debris.
President Biden said on Wednesday he authorized the Pentagon to shoot the aircraft down “as soon as possible”. Biden says it was the Pentagon’s decision to wait until the aircraft was over the ocean to avoid risks of doing damage on the ground, which could have included civilians or their property.
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