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Beijing, China

39.91 N, 116.39 EView on OpenStreetMap

2 events here, 2023 to 2023, in date order.

  1. Government

    China calls the balloon a civilian weather airship

    China's Foreign Ministry said the object over the U.S. was a civilian airship for mainly meteorological research, blown off course by westerly winds, and expressed regret over its unintended entry. The Pentagon rejected this, saying it was a surveillance balloon.

  2. Government

    China accuses U.S. of flying balloons over its airspace

    Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said on Feb. 13, 2023 that U.S. high-altitude balloons had entered China's airspace more than ten times since early 2022. The White House National Security Council called the claim false.