Why didn’t Canada shoot down a Chinese spy balloon? Defence minister explains
The balloon was shot down by a U.S. military fighter jet on Saturday over the sea near South Carolina.
Anand did not say Friday where the balloon was when it first entered Canadian airspace, or what locations it passed over and for how long it was over Canada before heading south. “The analysis of the balloon and contents is what the United States is undertaking on its own. We’re not part of that,” she said.Story continues below advertisement
The public announcement of the balloon’s discovery late last week sparked outrage in both countries and prompted U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to cancel a trip to China that weekend.In this photo provided by Chad Fish, the remnants of a large balloon drift above the Atlantic Ocean, just off the coast of South Carolina, with a fighter jet and its contrail seen below it on Feb. 4. China said Feb.
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