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A suspected Chinese surveillance balloon was shot down off the coast of South Carolina.
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The balloon was capable of collecting communications and data via a satellite and had multiple antennas for intelligence surveillance.
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The balloon was recovered from the sea and is now being analyzed at an FBI lab in Quantico, Virginia.
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The balloon had a flight pattern that brought it over a nuclear missile site and a military base that holds a B-2 stealth bomber.
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China initially claimed the balloon was used for weather research but the FBI's findings have strained US-China relations.
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken cancelled a high-stakes meeting in China due to the spy balloon incident.
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The balloon was deployed without the knowledge of Chinese President Xi Jinping.
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China has overflown similar surveillance balloons over 40 countries across five continents.
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The Biden Administration is reaching out to countries about the scope of China's balloon program.
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Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said the incident shows China's lack of commitment to peaceful relations and their increasing aggression abroad.