A balloon the U.S. suspected may have been conducting surveillance over the northwestern U.S. was a civilian 'airship' used for research, mainly meteorological purposes, China's Foreign Ministry says.
A balloon the U.S. suspected may have been conducting surveillance over the northwestern United States was a civilian "airship" used for research, mainly meteorological purposes, China's Foreign Ministry said on Friday.The Associated PressA high-altitude balloon can be seen on Wednesday floating over Billings, Mont. Despite U.S.
"China is a responsible country and has always strictly abided by international laws, and China has no intention of violating the territory and airspace of any sovereign country," said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning.News that a Chinese spy balloon may be flying in U.S. airspace came as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was expected to make his first trip to Beijing this weekend. However, a senior State Department official on Friday said Blinken will postpone the visit.
On Thursday, a senior American defence official told Pentagon reporters that the U.S. has "very high confidence" that the object spotted over U.S. airspace was a Chinese high-altitude balloon and that it was flying over sensitive sites to collect information. On Friday, Ryder told reporters in Arlington, Va., that the balloon is moving east at an altitude of 60,000 feet above the central part of country,The Pentagon spokesperson said he didn't want to get into an "hour by hour" cycle of updates, and that the balloon would likely be over the United States for a few more days.
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