China's Foreign Ministry said Friday that a balloon the U.S. suspects of conducting surveillance was a civilian 'airship' used for research, mainly meteorological purposes.
By EMILY WANG FUJIYAMA, TARA COPP and LOLITA C. BALDOR, Associated Press BEIJING — China's Foreign Ministry said Friday that a balloon the U.S. suspects of conducting surveillance was a civilian"airship" used for research, mainly meteorological purposes.
Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | Omny Studio It said China regrets the unintended entry of the airship into U.S. airspace.
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