America's strike on China's spy balloon: Biden congratulates fighter pilots

The US Air Force on Wednesday shot down a Chinese spy balloon that was hovering over the US for eight days. US President Joe Biden had ordered the action. American F-22 fighter pilots strike. Biden has congratulated his fighter pilots.
China strongly objected to the American action. China said that the US has violated international rules. We also have the right to take action. We can also take necessary action.
The balloon was initially seen entering the US airport zone on 28 January. After this, he was found lying in the Montana area. This is a nuclear missile zone in America. The military suspected the balloons were espionage. The information here is being sent to China. For this reason, he was being monitored.
The US has not officially told how big China's balloon is. However, to find out, the military sent two of its F-22 fighter jets to him. After which an official told ABC News that this balloon is as big as three buses. At the same time, Pentagon spokesman Pat Ryder said - The balloon is above civilian air traffic, so at the moment we have not decided to destroy the balloon or bring it down.
This balloon will remain in the air space of America for a few days. According to the New York Times report, General Ryder has said that its location information will not be shared with the general public. However, he also told that this balloon is currently in the center of America and is moving towards the east.
Due to the arrival of China's spy balloon in the sky of America, a diplomatic crisis has arisen between the two countries. According to media reports- US Foreign Minister Antony Blinken has cancelled his visit to China. He was about to go on a two-day visit to China on Sunday.
On the other hand, China said in its statement on Friday that what America is calling a spy balloon for intelligence gathering is only a civilian airship, which deviated from its fixed route. It is used only for weather information.
In retaliation, the American officer said – If it is a civilian balloon, then how and why did it reach Montana, 6 thousand kilometres away. The Pentagon said – it was sent to the US for surveillance.
Former CIA officer Michael P. Mulrow says that the balloon is not capable of doing anything that no other means, such as a satellite, is already providing. Both have many satellites which are already getting complete information.
According to the Center for Strategic and International Studies, since 2000, there have been 160 incidents of espionage by China in the US. China had conspired to install Huawei's spying devices on mobile towers. Targeting the rural areas, they installed their devices there. Intelligence agencies took action when they moved toward military bases.
The US Defense Department on Thursday decided to increase military bases in the Philippines. Defence experts say that this is necessary for encircling the Chinese army and for action in the event of an attack on Taiwan. Earlier, in the world including America, China has set up such police stations which are spying on its citizens.