BEIJING – Diplomatic friction festered between the United States and China on Wednesday (Feb 15) as Beijing charged that US high-altitude balloons flew over its Xinjiang and Tibet regions and said it would take measures against US entities that undermine Chinese sovereignty. Washington and Beijing are locked in a tussle over flying objects after the US military this month shot...
China said that US balloons had flown over its airspace without permission more than 10 times since May 2022.BEIJING – Diplomatic friction festered between the United States and China on Wednesday as Beijing charged that US high-altitude balloons flew over its Xinjiang and Tibet regions and said it would take measures against US entities that undermine Chinese sovereignty.
This week, China countered that US balloons had flown over its airspace without permission more than 10 times on round-the-world flights since May 2022. “The US has abused force, overreacted, escalated the situation, and used this as a pretext to illegally sanction Chinese companies and institutions,” Mr Wang said.“China is firmly opposed to this and will take countermeasures against relevant US entities that undermine China’s sovereignty and security in accordance with the law,” Wang said, without specifying the measures.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who postponed a planned trip to Beijing over the balloon, is considering meeting China’s top diplomat, Mr Wang Yi, in Munich this week, sources have said.
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