Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying made the comments at a daily news briefing in Beijing, adding she had not seen a Pentagon statement saying the drone was "unlawfully seized".
The Chinese Defence Ministry confirmed the handover in an earlier statement. (Reporting by Ben Blanchard; Writing by Jake Spring; Editing by Michael Perry)China says U.S. criticism of drone issue is unreasonable
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