China confirms balloon is theirs, as spokesperson claims it is civilian research airship
Posted on AllSides February 3rd, 2023
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Larry Mayer/The Billings Gazette via AP
The People's Republic of China confirmed Friday that the balloon craft floating over the northern United States is Chinese.
China claimed that the airship is a civilian research craft that was blown far off course by prevailing winds, and that it regrets the incident.
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