BEIJING: Beijing said on Saturday (Feb 4) that will US media and politicians had used US allegations that China flew a good espionage balloon on the northwest United States.
The breakthrough of the balloon motivated US Secretary associated with State Antony Blinken on Friday in order to cancel a rare prepared trip to Beijing.
Moments before the decision to scrap the visit – targeted at easing tensions between the two countries – China issued a rare statement of repent and blamed winds for pushing what called a civilian airship into US airspace.
On Saturday, China’s international ministry released one more statement addressing Blinken’s announcement.
“China… never violated the particular territory and airspace of any sovereign country, ” this said.
“Some politicians and media in the United States used the (balloon) incident as a pretext to attack plus smear China. ”
The ministry said maintaining conversation channels at all levels was important, “especially in dealing with some unexpected situations in a relaxed and reliable manner”.