The US handling of the spy balloon incident was “hysterical” and “unimaginable,” China’s top diplomat said Saturday.
How the US handled the situation also violated international customs, added official Wang Yi.
“There are such a lot of balloons all around the world, so is the USA going to shoot all of them down?” Wang, director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, said on the Munich Security Conference.
An object regarded as a Chinese surveillance balloon spent per week flying over the USA and Canada before President Joe Biden ordered it shot down off the South Carolina coast on Feb. 4. China denied any espionage.
Wang made the remarks in response to a matter on the Munich conference. He was also asked if he would attempt to work with US delegates to get US-Sino relations on a greater track.
“We ask the U.S. to point out its sincerity and proper its mistakes, face up and resolve this incident, which has damaged Sino-U.S. relations,” he said.
“We hope the U.S. could pursue a realistic and positive policy towards China, and work with China to push Sino-U.S. relations back to the track of healthy development.”
With Post wires
