This comes after a US military jet on Feb 4 shot down what Washington calls a Chinese spy balloon after it had crossed the US. - Reuters
BEIJING, Feb 19 (Reuters): China warned the United States on Sunday it would "bear all the consequences" if it escalated the controversy over a Chinese balloon that the U.S. military shot down this month.
Beijing will "follow through to the end" in the event "the U.S. insists on taking advantage of the issue", the foreign ministry said in a statement.
