Chinese spy balloon claims: Beijing urges US to respond ‘calmly and prudently’ | South China Morning Post
Beijing has not issued an outright denial and said it was ‘learning about the verification of the matter’ and had ‘no intention’ of violating US air space.
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3209008/chinese-spy-balloon-claims-beijing-urges-us-respond-calmly-and-prudently
