Chinese ‘spy’ balloons have been spotted in skies above countries across five continents, US officials have announced.
The US has also been in touch with its allies on the issue of the balloons, according to the White House.
It comes after US fighter jets shot down an initial suspected Chinese spying device off the coast of South Carolina on Saturday.
Another suspected surveillance balloon was spotted over Latin America on Monday.
Beijing have insisted that the balloons are for “civilian usage” and that have blown off-course.
But US officials say the aircraft was a spy balloon and that China intended to use it on sensitive military sites.
US President Joe Biden ordered the balloon over the US to be shot down over the Atlantic, off the coast of Myrtle Beach.
