Efforts are ongoing to recover the debris of the Chinese aircraft. (Representational)A Chinese balloon, roughly the size of three buses, has been tracked in US airspace, the Pentagon said on Friday. It asserted that the Chinese aircraft has surveillance capabilities.US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has cancelled his upcoming historic trip to Beijing as a sign of protest against the intrusion of US airspace by China.China said on Friday an “airship” that is flying over the United States is for civilian meteorological and other scientific purposes and voiced regret that it strayed into US airspace.On Saturday, US President Joe Biden released a short statement saying that “we will take care of it.” Both the White House and the Pentagon said that the Chinese balloon does not present a military or physical threat to people on the ground.US local media reported that in a “national security effort”, three US airports were shut down and the suspected spy balloon was shot down off the country’s east coast.Here are the LIVE Updates on the Chinese balloon in US airspace:Get NDTV UpdatesTurn on notifications to receive alerts as this story develops.Featured Video Of The DayFrozen Waterfall Leaves Tourists In Awe In Jammu And Kashmir’s Gulmarg
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