Our response was responsive and professional. Wang Wenbin Photo: File
Beijing: China has accused the United States of violating its airspace by sending more than 10 balloons over the past year and endangering its national security.
This was revealed by Wang Wenbin, spokesperson of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, at a weekly news briefing in Beijing. Asked how China responded to such incursions into its airspace, the spokesperson replied that our response was responsible and professional.
A spokesman for China’s foreign ministry did not elaborate on the nature of the balloons, what they were for, or whether China had raised the issue at the diplomatic level.
So far, there has been no response from the US to this accusation of China.
It should be noted that this claim of China has come out when the United States shot down a Chinese spy balloon on the coast of South Carolina on February 4, and two suspicious objects flying in Canada’s skies yesterday and today were also targeted.
It is not yet clear what this suspicious object flying in Canada’s airspace was, but the United States and Canada have also blamed China for this suspicious object. A suspicious object flying over Canada was also shot down by American planes.
In this way, during one week, America has destroyed 2 balloons and 2 suspicious objects in the air. The wreckage of a suspicious object destroyed in Canada is being examined for its nature, but has yet to be determined.
It should be remembered that on February 4, the spy balloon that was shot down by US aircraft was claimed by China to be owned by a private company that was flying for research on climate change, but on the other hand, China shot down the balloon. It also called the demolition an attack on its national security.
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