Shortly after the discovery of the balloon, which has not yet been confirmed to be of Chinese origin, Prime Minister Trudeau spoke with President Biden, who also approved last week to neutralize a similar balloon. The Minister of Defense, Anita Anand, confirmed the news at a press conference last night and said that the remains have been transferred for examination. She refused to confirm that this time it was also a Chinese spy balloon, but admitted that it was indeed an unusual case and the first time that Canada was required to take such an action.
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When the minister was asked why an American fighter plane neutralized the balloon and not a Canadian plane, she replied that it was a joint effort. As a reminder, after the first balloon was seen in the skies of Montana last week, American Secretary of State Lincoln announced that he would not be coming to China for the planned visit. Also, it turns out that China has been implementing similar methods for several years.