Balloon: China 'regrets' airship straying into US airspace

The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs says China had "no intention" of violating other countries' airspace after the Pentagon reported a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon was spotted flying over sensitive military sites.

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(Photo : A balloon flies in the sky over Billings, Montana, US. Credit: Chase Doak)