Global Times: China expresses dissatisfaction and protest over US shooting down civilian airship; US sets bad precedent
China expressed strong dissatisfaction and protest on Sunday against the US' move to shoot down a non-threatening Chinese airship for civilian use, calling the US' move an overreaction and vowing to reserve the right to take necessary actions.
By turning an unintentional accident into an incident that has been hyped by the US officials and media, Washington is adding new uncertainties into the already-intense relations with China, creating a bad precedent for blurring the line between civilian and military uses, experts said.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry expressed strong dissatisfaction and protested against the US' use of force to shoot down a Chinese civilian unmanned airship, urging the US to properly handle the incident.
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WNU Editor: China is going to retaliate. My gut tells me that it will be in the South China Sea where the US and China do not see eye-to-eye on Chinese claims to the region.
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China defense ministry: U.S. ‘attack’ of Chinese airship an ‘overreaction’ -- Reuters
China condemns US ‘attack’ on surveillance balloon as ‘overreaction’ -- The Hill
China says it reserves right to respond to downing of surveillance balloon -- ABC News
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1 comment:
Shooting down the P8.
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