Japan said Tuesday it 'strongly' suspects three Chinese spy balloons entered its airspace between 2019 and 2021. Three objects were detected between November 2019 and September 2021, the Japanese Ministry of Defence said.
Japan said Tuesday it "strongly" suspects three Chinese spy balloons entered its airspace between 2019 and 2021.
The ministry said it had asked the Chinese government to "confirm the facts regarding this matter through diplomatic channels" and strongly requested that this not happen again."We firmly oppose the Japanese side's smear campaign against China in the absence of conclusive evidence," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said in a regular press briefing.
US officials have claimed that balloon, which was shot down by a US Air Force jet off the East Coast near the Carolinas, was part of a large Chinese military surveillance program that has conducted at least two dozen missions over at least five continents in recent years.Wang, the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson, accused Tokyo of falling in step with Washington with its new allegations.
The Japanese Ministry of Defence warned in its statement that it would "strive to collect and monitor" any balloons that intruded into Japan's airspace without permission.
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