The US said it recovered critical electronics from the suspected Chinese spy Balloon shot down by US military off the coast of South Carolina on February 4th.

What happened: On Monday is the US military northern command said it probably found some key sensors Used to gather intel from the Chinese Spy Balloonreported Reuters.

“Crews were able to recover significant debris from the site, including all identified priority sensor and electronics parts, as well as much of the structure,” the military said in a statement.

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Earlier this month, US military fighter jets, on President Joe Bidenshot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon.

China had denied it was a government spy ship and said the “airship” accidentally entered US airspace. The Chinese Foreign Ministry also criticized US politicians and the media for using the situation to discredit Beijing.

Biden also attempted to calm the situation by saying a The Chinese spy balloon that crossed the US was not a major security breach. “I mean, look, it’s totally… a violation of international law. It’s our airspace. And once it comes into our space, we can do whatever we want with it.”

The US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin told the media as well ​​”These objects pose no military threat to anyone on the ground.”

“However, they pose a risk to civil aviation and a potential threat to intelligence gathering.”

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