Japan has confirmed balloons have flown over its territory and said it's prepared to shoot them down in future. China has not directly addressed the evidence presented by the BBC. US - China relations were thrown into turmoil earlier this year when an alleged Chinese spy balloon was shot down off the US coast.
See: https://redskyalliance.org/xindustry/the-chinese-balloon-not-a-good-sign
China claimed the balloon seen over north-western US in late January was a civilian airship, used for scien
