11.   China insists it violated Chinese airspace and sovereignty.

12.   China says the plane violated Chinese airspace and sovereignty.

13.   China says the American pilot caused the crash by suddenly veering into the Chinese jet, one of two sent up to follow the plane into Chinese airspace.

14.   China turned down last-minute appeals by European diplomats to cross into Chinese airspace, citing security and safety reasons in refusing passage.

15.   China the plane violated Chinese airspace and sovereignty.

16.   He denied U.S. aircraft enter Chinese airspace.

17.   It said two Chinese fighters were sent up to track the plane as it approached Chinese airspace.

18.   Rival teams were barred from Chinese airspace.

19.   Team meteorologists estimate it would take only four days to reach the Pacific Ocean if the balloon could enter Chinese airspace further north than permitted.

20.   The balloon still does not have permission to enter Chinese airspace and should not cross the Chinese frontier, a Foreign Office spokesman said.