‘Significant’ debris from China spy balloon retrieved, says US military

Sensors and electronics pulled from waters off South Carolina, says military, after White House says Beijing's surveillance program dates back years

The US military has recovered significant debris" from a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon shot down this month, the Pentagon has said, after the White House claimed China had been operating a high-altitude balloon program spying on the US and its allies for many years.

The US Northern Command said in a statement: Crews have been able to recover significant debris from the site, including all of the priority sensor and electronics pieces identified as well as large sections of the structure."