The Chinese Foreign Ministry protested the US action that resulted in the downing of the Chinese meteorological probe. This has been reported area Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China.
“The Chinese side expresses its strong displeasure and protests against the US use of force to attack a civilian drone balloon. “After verification, China has repeatedly informed the American side that the balloon is intended for civilian use,” the statement said.
China’s Foreign Ministry also noted that the Chinese side reported that the weather balloon entered US airspace “due to force majeure, a completely unforeseen circumstance.”
Earlier, a senior US Department of Defense official said at a briefing with journalists that the Chinese meteorological probe logged in Into the United States identity zone on January 28.
February 4 in the USA shot China’s “spy balloon”, which has been in its airspace for several days. According to US President Joe Biden, he planned to drop the balloon on February 1, but was deterred by the military.
Pentagon President Lloyd Austin said a Chinese balloon had been shot down by the US military. used monitoring strategic goals.
Source: Gazeta
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