NOW WORKING TO ' VERIFY ' REPORTS IT FLEW SPY BALLON OVER UNITED STATES - SAYS CHINA

NOW WORKING TO ' VERIFY ' REPORTS IT FLEW SPY BALLON OVER UNITED STATES - SAYS CHINA 

 

@Jackie San

BEIJING, CHINA FRIDAY (FEBRUARY 03, 2023): China said on that day it was working to verify the facts around United States claims that Beijing flew a spy balloon over its territory, warning against "HYPE" over the issue.

 

The Pentagon  said Thursday it was tracking a Chinese spy balloon flying high over the northwest United States, reviving tensions between the two (2) countries just days ahead of a rare visit to Beijing by top United States diplomat Antony Blinken.

"Verification is under way" over the reports, foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning told a regular briefing, adding that "until the facts are clear, making conjectures and hyping up the issue will not help to properly resolve it".

" China is a responsible country and always abides strictly by international law. We have no intention of violation the territory or airspace of any sovereign country," she said.

" (We) hope that both sides will handle (the situation) with mutual calm and prudence," she added.

 

A senior United States defence official told reporters on Thursday that shooting the balloon down had been considered, but that it had been decided doing so would endanger too many people on the ground.

 

" Clearly, the intent of this balloon is for surveillance, " added the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

 

The official said that the balloon had flown over areas that contained sensitive airbases and nuclear missiles in underground silos, but that the Pentagon did not believe it constituted a particularly dangerous intelligence threat.

 

The discovery comes just days before an expected visit to China by United States Secretary of State Blinken, with managing heightened tensions between the two powers at the top of the agenda.

 

At the briefing, Mao said she had no information to share on Blinken's visit.

 

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