China said Tuesday it will “resolutely safeguard its legitimate rights and interests” over the shooting down of a suspected Chinese spy balloon by the United States, as relations between the two countries deteriorate further.The balloon prompted US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to cancel a highly-anticipated visit to Beijing this week that had offered slight hopes for an improvement in relations, AFP said.China claims it was a civilian balloon used for meteorological research but has refused to say to which government department or company it belongs.Foreign Ministry spokespers

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