The Costa Rica government said on Monday (February 6) that China apologized for the air balloon to enter the leader of the country, saying that the balloon is mainly used for weather research.
According to Reuters, before, a suspected Chinese spy balloon flew over the United States to lead the United States, which made people fall into major political and diplomatic storms.
The United States first announced the above -mentioned balloon last Thursday (2nd), and then the US fighter jets on Saturday (4th) on the coastal water leaders above the coastal waters of South Carolina to shoot this balloon down.US President Biden reiterated on Monday that US -China relations were not weakened by this balloon incident.
According to a brief statement issued by the Foreign Affairs Department of Costa Rica, the Chinese government acknowledged that a balloon flew over Costa Rica. The Chinese Embassy in San Jose apologized to the Costa Rica government for this incident and insisted that the balloon was mainly used for weather research.
The statement quoted Chinese officials' speech to the elder officials that the balloon deviated from the scheduled route and the ability to correct the error was limited.
The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Mao Ning said at a regular press conference in Beijing on Monday that after understanding, the unmanned airship found over Latin America is from China and is a civilian nature.EssenceAffected by the climate and limited control capabilities, this airship seriously deviated from the scheduled route and mistakenly entered the Latin America and Caribbean.
The Costa Rican Civil Aviation Bureau supervisory Sunday (5th) said that local officials received a report last Thursday that there was a balloon flying over the country.At that time, the aircraft prepared to take off and land was notified, but the official did not take further action.
Earlier, the Colombian military issued a statement on Saturday that a suspected balloon was detected in its domestic airspace, but it was determined that "the balloon did not pose a threat to national security."
