China looking into report of spy balloon flying over US

BEIJING: China said it is looking into reports that a Chinese spy balloon has been flying in US airspace and urged calm, adding that it has “no intention of violating the territory and airspace of any sovereign country”.

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning also said she had no information about whether a trip to China by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken planned for this month would proceed as scheduled.