China accuses the US of information 'warfare' as the Biden administration says Beijing's spy balloon program has targeted 40 countries

• China has targeted more than 40 countries with its surveillance balloon program, the US said. 
• The Pentagon has said the surveillance program extends across five continents.
• China denied this and accused the US of waging information "warfare" on Beijing.

China on Thursday accused the United States of waging information "warfare" on Beijing as the Biden administration said that the Chinese military has targeted more than 40 countries across five continents with high-altitude spy balloons like the one shot down last week by the US.