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Pentagon says it decided not to shoot it down over concerns of hurting people on the ground

Pentagon says it decided not to shoot it down over concerns of hurting people on the ground

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday postponed a trip to China just hours before he was set to depart after a high-altitude Chinese surveilla

The U.S. is tracking what it suspects to be a Chinese surveillance balloon that has been spotted over U.S. airspace for several days.

China's foreign ministry described the balloon as "a civilian airship" for meteorological research that had blown far off course by winds. The Pentagon suspects it's collecting sensitive information.

China said Friday that a balloon spotted over American airspace was used for weather research and was blown off course, despite U.S. suspicion it was spying. The discovery further strained already tense relations between Beijing and Washington.

Chinas foreign ministry described the balloon as "a civilian airship" for meteorological research that had blown far off course by winds. The Pentagon suspects its collecting sensitive information.

Pentagon says it decided not to shoot it down over concerns of hurting people on the ground

China said Friday that a balloon spotted over American airspace was used for weather research and was blown off course, despite U.S. suspicion it was spying. The discovery further strained already tense relations between Beijing and Washington.

The Pentagon says the spy balloon poses no threat and that attempts to shoot it down may cause damage and harm Americans.