, As soon as the spy balloon sent by China appeared in the American sky, there was chaos everywhere. China’s spy balloon passed over the US Pentagon. There was a stir all day regarding this matter. US intelligence agencies kept trying to find out.
Washington. As soon as the spy balloon sent by China appeared in the American sky, there was chaos everywhere. China’s spy balloon passed over the US Pentagon. There was a stir all day regarding this matter. US intelligence agencies kept trying to find out. In such a situation, when the United States contacted China about the spy balloon, then China said that it is not spy balloons, but weather information. China’s Foreign Ministry said on Friday that the balloon suspected by the United States of surveillance has a civilian purpose and is mainly used for meteorological research. The ministry said in a statement that the wind had limited the balloon’s operational capacity and it had strayed far from its planned route. He said China regrets the unintentional entry of its balloon into US airspace.
The Pentagon, home of the US Department of Defense, said late Friday that another Chinese surveillance balloon is passing over Latin America. Pentagon press secretary Brigadier General Pat Ryder said: “We are receiving reports of another balloon passing over Latin America. Our assessment is that this is another Chinese surveillance balloon. At this time we do not have any additional information to provide.” The news of the passage of the Chinese surveillance balloon over Latin America comes a day after the Pentagon reported the sighting of a Chinese surveillance balloon flying inside US territory in Montana.
In response, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken postponed his visit to Beijing after a Chinese balloon appeared in the US sky. He made the decision despite China’s assertion that the balloon was a meteorological research satellite that had lost its way and that (Beijing) “did not intend to violate the jurisdiction and airspace of any sovereign country.” Blinken said Friday that one of his first tasks was to make sure the Chinese balloons were removed from US airspace.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon said a Chinese balloon the size of three buses carrying large numbers of payloads will likely remain in US skies for the next few days and has the ability to conduct extensive surveillance. “The first thing is to get it out of our airspace,” Blinken said at a news conference here. I have always believed that it is important to keep the channels of communication open. In fact, this incident shows its importance and therefore we will keep it.” He added: “When conditions allow, I will plan to go to China, but the most important thing right now is that this surveillance object is not in our space. aerial. Get out of the area and we’ll get you out of here.”
Blinken said: “We have made that clear to China. I believe that any country whose airspace is violated in this way will react in the same way. I wonder what China’s reaction would be if we were in our place. He said the incident had undermined the purpose of the visit. Blinken said: “China’s decision to fly a surveillance balloon over the United States is unacceptable and irresponsible. It is a violation of our sovereignty, it is a violation of international law. It was vitally important that we act to protect all confidential information, protect our people, and make it clear to China that this is an unacceptable and irresponsible move. Blinken was scheduled to leave for China late Friday in an effort to ease tensions between Beijing and Washington over trade, Taiwan, human rights and China’s claims in the South China Sea. It would have been the first visit to Beijing by a senior US diplomat in years.
The White House said US President Joe Biden has been informed of China’s violation of US airspace and is closely monitoring the situation. He said that Biden has decided not to destroy the Chinese globe yet in view of the safety of the common man, but all steps will be discussed. Pentagon press secretary Brigadier General Rider told reporters at the Defense Department: “We will continue to monitor this. At this point, our estimate is that it will remain over the US for a few days, but we will keep our options open and keep you posted. Rider said that there is a large payload under the actual balloon. He said that this globe is currently in Central America and is moving to the east.