China says U.S. flew more than 10 high-altitude balloons over Chinese airspace
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BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Monday that U.S. high altitude balloons had flown over its airspace without permission more than 10 times since the beginning of January 2022.
Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin, responding to a question at a regular media briefing in Beijing, did not provide further details.
Asked how China had responded to the flights, Wang said China's response to such incidents is responsible and professional.
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 says the balloon was a civilian research craft and accused Washington of overreacting.
The U.S. military has subsequently shot down three other flying objects over North America.
(Reporting by Beijing newsroom; Editing by Himani Sarkar)
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China: U.S. high-altitude balloons have repeatedly flown over China's airspace illegally since last year
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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin stated on the 13th that since last year, American high-altitude balloons have illegally flown over China's airspace more than 10 times. (Xinhua News Agency)
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin presided over a regular press conference on the 13th, and was asked by foreign media about the US shooting down a Chinese high-altitude reconnaissance balloon. Wang Wenbin responded that it has been stated many times that the Chinese civilian unmanned airship strayed into the U.S. airspace, which was completely an accident and accidental event caused by force majeure. He also revealed that since last year alone, the U.S. high-altitude balloons have illegally flown over China’s airspace more than 10 times without official Chinese approval, pointing out that the U.S. side should first reflect on itself.
According to Wang Wenbin quoted by World Wide Web, for a long time, the United States has abused its own technological advantages to carry out large-scale and indiscriminate wiretapping and stealing operations against the world, including its allies, all over the world, violating the sovereignty and interests of other countries, and violating international law and basic norms of international relations. It is well-deserved the world's largest espionage habitual criminal and surveillance empire.
Wang Wenbin directly revealed that the United States also frequently sends warships and planes to conduct close-in reconnaissance against China, with 657 sorties last year and 64 sorties in the South China Sea in January this year alone, seriously endangering China's national security. At the same time, it is common for US balloons to illegally enter the airspace of other countries. Since last year alone, US high-altitude balloons have illegally flown over China's airspace more than 10 times without the approval of relevant Chinese authorities. The first thing the US should do is to reflect on itself and change course, rather than slander, discredit, or incite confrontation.
陸外交部：去年起美高空氣球 多次非法飛越中國領空 - 兩岸
中國外交部發言人汪文斌13日主持例行記者會，被外媒就美國擊落中國高空偵察氣球再提問。汪文斌回應，已多次表明，中國民用無人飛艇誤入美國領空，完全是不可抗力導致的意外和偶發事件，美方擊落氣球做法完全是濫用武
