US President Joe Biden says he plans to talk to his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping following the shooting down of a Chinese balloon earlier this month.

China says it will respond with countermeasures to US sanctions imposed on Chinese companies, which Washington claimed were related to a Chinese balloon flying over its territory. 

The United States Navy and Marine Corps launch joint war games in the South China Sea amid heightened tensions with Beijing over a suspected Chinese “surveillance” balloon shot down by US fighter jets. 

The United States is violating the principles of market economy and international trade rules in considering a ban on Chinese citizens buying property in the US, the Chinese foreign ministry says.

The journey of a Chinese weather balloon across the United States, which has now been shot down by a highly advanced US fighter jet, had gripped the world's attention.

Political analyst Qinduo Xu tells us that the US shooting down of the Chinese balloon could set a dangerous precedent and prompt retaliatory measures. 

Here are Press TV's latest top stories at 0010 GMT, on February 5, 2023.