A Chinese spy balloon has been spotted over Latin America, the Pentagon said Friday, a day after a similar craft was seen in US skies, prompting the scrapping of a rare trip to...
A Chinese spy balloon has been spotted over Latin America, the Pentagon said Friday, a day after a similar craft was seen in US skies, prompting the scrapping of a rare trip to Beijing by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.The Pentagon said the first balloon was now heading eastwards over the central United States, adding it was not being shot down for safety reasons.Later Friday, Pentagon spokesman Pat Ryder said: 'We are seeing reports of a balloon transiting Latin America.
In a telephone call with senior Chinese official Wang Yi, Blinken said he 'made clear that the presence of this surveillance balloon in US airspace is a clear violation of US sovereignty and international law, that it's an irresponsible act.'Blinken said, however, that he told Wang that 'the United States is committed to diplomatic engagement with China and that I plan to visit Beijing when conditions allow.
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