2023 Chinese balloon incident

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/2023_Chinese_balloon_incident
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:international_relations
gptkbp:category gptkb:China–United_States_relations
2023 in international relations
Aviation accidents and incidents in 2023
Ballooning accidents and incidents
gptkbp:cause alleged Chinese surveillance balloon entered US and Canadian airspace
gptkbp:Chinese_response China claimed the balloon was a civilian weather research airship
gptkbp:date January–February 2023
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 2023 Chinese balloon incident
gptkbp:impact US Secretary of State Antony Blinken postponed visit to China
gptkbp:investigatedBy gptkb:FBI
gptkbp:involvedCountry gptkb:Canada
gptkb:China
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:location gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive international media coverage
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:2023_North_American_aerial_objects
gptkb:US–China_relations
gptkbp:response US accused China of surveillance
US military shot down the balloon
gptkbp:responseDate February 4, 2023
gptkbp:restored gptkb:US_Navy
gptkbp:shotDownBy gptkb:US_Air_Force_F-22_Raptor
gptkbp:shotDownLocation off the coast of South Carolina
gptkbp:type high-altitude balloon
gptkbp:US_president gptkb:Joe_Biden
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:AIM-9_Sidewinder_missile
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7