Spy balloon incident (2023)

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:international_relations
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Chinese_balloon_incident
gptkbp:category	gptkb:China–United_States_relations 2023 in international relations Aerial incidents
gptkbp:cause	alleged Chinese surveillance balloon entered US and Canadian airspace
gptkbp:Chinese_official_statement	claimed civilian meteorological research
gptkbp:date	2023
gptkbp:dateShotDown	February 4, 2023
gptkbp:enteredUSAirspace	January 28, 2023
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Spy balloon incident (2023)
gptkbp:impact	postponement of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to China
gptkbp:involvedCountry	gptkb:Canada gptkb:China gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Canada gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:mediaCoverage	extensive international media attention
gptkbp:operator	gptkb:People's_Republic_of_China
gptkbp:recoveryMethod	gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkbp:response	US military shot down the balloon diplomatic tensions between US and China
gptkbp:restored	gptkb:US_Navy
gptkbp:type	high-altitude surveillance balloon
gptkbp:US_action	F-22 Raptor shot down balloon off South Carolina coast
gptkbp:US_official_statement	alleged surveillance
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:China–United_States_relations
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7