U.S. says China balloon part of huge aerial spy program

The United States says the China balloon was part of a huge, military-linked aerial spy program. The Biden administration says the China balloon shot down by the U.S. last weekend was equipped to collect intelligence signals. And officials say it was part of a spy program that has targeted more than 40 countries. Backing up its claim, the administration cited imagery of the balloon from American U-2 spy planes. The U-S is making public these details in response to Beijing’s denials of wrongdoing and accusations that the U-S is engaging in “information warfare.”