Suspected Chinese spy balloon irks US

Beijing has called for cool heads to prevail amid American anger over the intrusion of a Chinese observation balloon into US airspace. The US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, has postponed a visit to Beijing, saying his immediate priority was to get what Washington says is a surveillance balloon out of US airspace.

Also in the programme: we hear from the foreign minister of Myanmar's exiled National Unity Government, Zin Mar Aungand, in the week that marks the second anniversary of the military coup in the country; and we hear from the Bosnian-born author Sasha Hemon about his new novel 'The World and All That It Holds'.

Joining Audrey Brown to discuss this and more are Chris Brown, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's European correspondent based in London; and Kate Clark, Co-Director of the Afghanistan Analysts Network.

(Photo: A balloon flies in the sky over Billings, Montana, U.S. on 1 February 2023 in this picture obtained from social media. Chase Doak/via Reuters)