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US-China tensions

Biden says U.S. is 'going to take care of' Chinese spy balloon

FAA issues flight restriction to clear airspace around South Carolina coast

U.S. President Joe Biden was asked whether the U.S. would shoot down a Chinese high-altitude surveillance balloon.    © Reuters

SYRACUSE, U.S. (Reuters) -- President Joe Biden said on Saturday that the United States is "going to take care of" a suspected Chinese spy balloon that has been tracked flying across the United States as flights were stopped around South Carolina because of a "national security effort."

Biden made his remark in response to a question about whether the United States would shoot down the high-altitude surveillance balloon, which has been flying across the country in what Washington calls a "clear violation" of U.S. sovereignty.

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