China Urges US To Repair Damage Done To Relations Between Countries In Balloon Situation
Date
2/19/2023 1:03:53 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) Chinese State Councilor and Director of the CCP Central Foreign
Affairs Office Wang Yi, during a meeting in Munich with US
Secretary of State Antony Blinken, outlined Beijing's position on
the incident with the Chinese balloon and demanded that Washington
eliminate the damage to bilateral relations caused by the abuse of
force, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Sunday, trend reports citing
tass .
'Wang Yi expressed China's firm and fair position on the
so-called balloon situation and demanded that the US side change
its course and soberly assess and repair the harm caused to
China-US relations by the abuse of force,' the ministry said in a
statement published on its website.
Earlier, US authorities had detected a Chinese balloon over the
mainland at an altitude well above standard parameters for
commercial air travel. It posed no threat to people on the ground.
On February 4, the balloon was shot down by a missile in US
airspace. According to the Washington administration, China was
using this vehicle to gather important intelligence. In connection
with the incident, Blinken postponed his visit to China.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry protested over Washington's attacks
and slander. Beijing explained that the Chinese weather probe was
in US airspace due to force majeure.
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