A balloon spotted over the skies of Latin America belongs to China and was used for flight tests, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said.
Beijing and Hong Kong A balloon spotted over the skies of Latin America belongs to China and was used for flight tests, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said Monday in response to CNN's queries.
This is the first time Beijing has admitted the balloon spotted over two Latin American countries belongs to China. The balloon"seriously deviated" from its planned course and entered the skies over Latin America and the Caribbean"by mistake" due to weather conditions and limited control ability over the craft, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said in a regular press briefing on Monday.
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