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China widened its dispute with the United States on Monday, claiming that U.S. high-altitude balloons had flown over its airspace without permission more than 10 times since the beginning of 2022. Washington called that a surveillance balloon, while China has insisted it was a weather-monitoring craft blown badly off course. On Monday, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said that 10 U.S. balloon flights last year were illegal, but did not describe the balloons as military or for espionage purposes. A White House spokeswoman denied it, and accused China of violating the sovereignty of the United States and more than 40 other countries across five continents with surveillance balloons linked to its military. GRAPHIC : Mysterious objects shot down by U.S. military – https://www.reuters.com/graphics/USA-OBJECTS/zdpxdnwmkpx/chart_eikon.jpgThe three objects were flying at altitudes that could have posed a risk to air traffic, officials have said.
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