Washington Post: China claims ownership of second suspected spy balloon above Latin America
Chinese authorities have confirmed that an “unmanned aircraft” flying over Latin America originated in China, even as Beijing stepped up its protests against the U.S. military’s decision to shoot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon that traversed the United States last week.
At a regular news briefing on Monday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said that the second balloon came also from China but claimed that it was used for civilian flight tests. “Due to the impact of weather and limited self-steering ability, this aircraft seriously deviated from its scheduled course,” Mao said.
The Pentagon had identified the vehicle as another suspected Chinese surveillance device, similar to the huge white globe spotted by civilians Wednesday as it hung over the U.S. state of Montana. Beijing said that one was a weather balloon blown off-course.
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WNU Editor: It looks like this second Chinese balloon is in Colombian airspace .... Colombia releases more details about second Chinese spy balloon hovering over Latin America (Daily Mail).
China Confirms Second Balloon Over Latin America Is Theirs
Second balloon over Latin America is ours - China -- BBC
Beijing confirms Chinese balloon 'accidentally entered Latin American and Caribbean airspace' -- ABC News Australia
Balloon over Latin America belongs to China, Beijing says -- CNN
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Doesn't matter, superpowers don't have spheres of influence.
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