“China expresses its strong discontent and protest against the use of force by the United States to attack a civilian unmanned aircraft,” the Chinese Foreign Ministry said in a statement, adding that it will reserve “the right to give more answers”. The plane had been flying over the United States for several days, raising tensions between Washington and Beijing, before it was struck down over the Atlantic by a missile fired from an F-22 jet on Saturday, Pentagon officials said.
Now, the Pentagon spokesman, General Patrick Ryder, said that “We are seeing reports of a balloon transiting Latin America (…) Now we are evaluating that it is another Chinese surveillance balloon”. Although the exact location of the device is not known, the US government assured that it “does not appear to be heading” to its territory.
China explained why there is a globe in Latin America
The balloon sighted in Latin America comes from China and has civil purposesChinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Mao Ning said Monday. The balloon has limited ability to maneuver, Mao said to keep calm at a periodic press conference.
Colombia’s air force said in a brief statement on Saturday that its air defense system had detected a possible balloon on Friday morning.
Furthermore, the daily The nation from Costa Rica reported that hundreds of people observed a white balloon with similar characteristics in that country.
Source: Ambito
