China apologises for balloon incident over Costa Rica

[Judi Lynn]

2023-02-07 HKT 11:15



A US military jet shot down another balloon just off the US Atlantic coast. File photo: AP


Beijing has apologised to Costa Rica for a balloon that flew over its territory, the Central American country's government said on Monday.

According to a brief statement from Costa Rica's foreign ministry, Beijing recognised that one of its balloons flew over Costa Rica, and its embassy in San Jose "apologised for the incident," while insisting the balloon was focused on scientific research, mainly weather studies.

Costa Rican officials were told by Beijing officials the balloon flight path deviated from its original plan and it had a limited ability to correct the error, according to the statement.

A Foreign Ministry spokesperson told reporters at a news conference in Beijing on Monday that the balloon spotted in Latin America was used for civilian purposes.

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[Tetrachloride]

1. "civilian purposes "

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2. Nah. nt/

[BWdem4life]

3. Wait, did they apologize to the U.S.?

Or Canada?

[No Vested Interest]

4. Costa Rica does not have an army.