For the first time since a Chinese balloon that flew into US airspace was shot down on February 4, China has accused the US of sending its own balloons over China without permission. A foreign ministry spokesman said the US abused its technological advantages. Photo: US Navy/TNS
China says US has sent over 10 high-altitude balloons illegally into Chinese airspace since last year
- Beijing accuses Americans of flying their own devices over China without permission, but the Biden administration rejects the claim
- Foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin says it was ‘completely an accident’ that China’s civilian unmanned airship strayed into US airspace
For the first time since a Chinese balloon that flew into US airspace was shot down on February 4, China has accused the US of sending its own balloons over China without permission. A foreign ministry spokesman said the US abused its technological advantages. Photo: US Navy/TNS
