Unveiling China's Enigmatic Spy Balloon

A Chinese spy balloon that floated across the United States, causing a diplomatic uproar and leading to the shooting down of the balloon by the U.S. Air Force, was found to have not engaged in any intelligence collection or transmission. General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, stated that the balloon was blown off-course and its sensors were never activated while over the United States. The incident had strained U.S.-China relations, with President Biden remarking that "everything changed in terms of talking to one another" after the incident.