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Chinese balloon part of world-wide spy 'fleet', says U.S.
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Chinese balloon part of world-wide spy 'fleet', says U.S.

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The Chinese balloon shot down off the South Carolina coast was part of a large surveillance program that China has been conducting for “several years,” the Pentagon said Wednesday, while White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre described the balloons as part of a "fleet" and said they had been spotted around the world.

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