China warned it would take countermeasures against U.S. entities in response to American fighter jets shooting down its surveillance balloon amid tense diplomatic relations.
Beijing's foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin also claimed the U.S. has flown high-altitude balloons flew over its Xinjiang and Tibet regions after the White House rejected claims they were behind any flights.
Wang didn't reveal any details and did not identify the targets of the measures, but claims the U.S. overreacted by scrambling F-22s to down the spy balloon and used it as a pretext to sanction Chinese-linked companies.
Despite the friction, Vice President Kamala Harris said she did not think the spy balloon saga would damage relations with Beijing.
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Mail Online