The People’s Republic of China condemned the United States for the recent downing of a spy craft in US airspace.
The Foreign Affairs Committee of the National People’s Congress on Thursday reiterated the country’s claim that the route of a Chinese plane into the United States was unintentional.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the 29th APEC Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Economic Leaders’ Meeting in Bangkok, Thailand, November 19, 2022. (Ju Peng/Xinhua via Getty Images)
The committee called US lawmakers’ outrage over the plane “purely malicious exaggeration and political manipulation.”
He continued: “In fact, it is the United States that rampantly interferes in the internal affairs of other countries, violates their sovereignty, and monitors other countries.”
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In this photo provided by Chad Fish, a large balloon drifts over the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of South Carolina, with a fighter jet and its wake below, on Saturday, February 4. (Chad Fish via AP)
The statement repeated talking points already discussed by the nation’s Foreign Ministry.
The Foreign Office has been highly critical of the US government’s handling of the situation in recent weeks, accusing government officials of putting on a show of a delicate situation.
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US forces transport debris from China’s surveillance balloon to a boat off the coast of South Carolina. A military plane that shot down an object over Lake Huron, Michigan, failed on its first attempt. (US Fleet Forces)
“China strongly opposes this and will take countermeasures in accordance with the law against relevant US entities that undermine China’s sovereignty and security,” Wang said.
Wang did not elaborate on what the proposed “countermeasures” might be, but the spokesman promised that the communist nation would “resolutely safeguard national sovereignty and its legitimate rights and interests.”
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FBI special agents assigned to the evidence response team process material recovered from the high-altitude balloon off the coast of South Carolina. The material was processed and transported to the FBI Laboratory in Quantico, Virginia. (FBI)
surveillance downed balloon by the United States government on February 4 over the waters off the coast of South Carolina has been a daily topic of discussion for the Foreign Office.
