7 Feb 2023

USA correspondent Ron Elving

From Nine To Noon, 9:45 am on 7 February 2023

Ron talks to Kathryn about what's next in the saga of the suspected Chinese spy balloon shot down by the US military off the coast of South Carolina. 

This handout photo from Chase Doak taken on February 1, 2023 and released on February 2 shows a suspected Chinese spy balloon in the sky over Billings, Montana. - The Pentagon said February 2 it was tracking a Chinese spy balloon flying high over the United States, reviving tensions between the two countries just days ahead of a rare visit to Beijing by the top US diplomat.

The Chinese spy balloon flying over Billings, Montana, USA. Photo: AFP / Chase Doak

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