US high-altitude balloons flew over our airspace 10 occasions since final yr, says China
Asked how China had responded to the flights, Wang mentioned China’s response to such incidents is accountable {and professional}.
New Delhi ,UPDATED: Feb 13, 2023 15:09 IST
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin speaks throughout a information convention in Beijing. (File picture/Reuters)
By India Today Web Desk: Days after the US shot down a Chinese ‘spy’ balloon flying in its airspace, China mentioned on Monday that US high-altitude balloons had flown over its airspace with out permission greater than 10 occasions for the reason that starting of January 2022, as reported by Reuters.
China’s assertion comes after the United States earlier this month shot down what it says was a Chinese spy balloon off the coast of South Carolina.
Beijing, nevertheless, claimed that the balloon was a civilian analysis craft and accused Washington of overreacting.
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Responding to a query at an everyday media briefing in Beijing, Chinese international ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin mentioned, “US high-altitude balloons have flown over its airspace without permission more than 10 times since the beginning of January 2022.”
Asked how China had responded to the flights, Wang mentioned China’s response to such incidents is accountable {and professional}.
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US SHOOTS DOWN CHINESE BALLOON
Last week, the Pentagon noticed a high-altitude Chinese surveillance balloon hovering over Montana within the US, house to one in all three nuclear missile launch services at Malmstrom Air Force Base.
The balloon, which Beijing claimed was a climate remark airship and had strayed off its course, was thought of a “clear violation” of US sovereignty.
The balloon was roughly 200 ft tall and had an digital payload. It was finally shot down by a US fighter jet off the coast of South Carolina on February 4. The navy then retrieved as many components from the balloon’s particles as potential for amassing knowledge.
After the US downed the high-altitude balloon, China blasted the Pentagon’s determination to shoot down an alleged Chinese spy balloon noticed flying over North America, accusing the United States of “clearly overreacting and seriously violating international practice”, threatening repercussions.
(With inputs from Reuters)
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Feb 13, 2023
