{"id":3956,"date":"2023-02-15T15:51:19","date_gmt":"2023-02-15T15:51:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=3956"},"modified":"2023-03-23T18:39:37","modified_gmt":"2023-03-23T18:39:37","slug":"china-threatens-us-facility-to-shoot-down-balloon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/diplomatic-world\/china-threatens-us-facility-to-shoot-down-balloon\/2023\/02\/15\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"China threatens US facility to shoot down balloon"},"content":{"rendered":"

BEIJING<\/span> (Reuters)<\/span> –<\/span>\u00a0China<\/span> said<\/span> Wednesday<\/span> it<\/span> would<\/span> take<\/span> action<\/span> against<\/span> US<\/span> installations<\/span> in<\/span> connection<\/span> with<\/span> the<\/span> downing<\/span> of<\/span> a<\/span> Chinese<\/span> spy<\/span> balloon<\/span> off<\/span> the<\/span> US<\/span> East<\/span> Coast.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Foreign<\/span> ministry<\/span> spokesman<\/span> Wang<\/span> Wenbin<\/span> did<\/span> not<\/span> give<\/span> details<\/span> or<\/span> goals<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> measures<\/span> at<\/span> daily<\/span> press<\/span> conferences.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>China<\/span> has<\/span> said<\/span> the<\/span> balloon<\/span> was<\/span> an<\/span> unmanned<\/span> weather<\/span> airship<\/span> that<\/span> accidentally<\/span> veered<\/span> off<\/span> course<\/span> and<\/span> accused<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> States<\/span> of<\/span> overreacting<\/span> when<\/span> it<\/span> was<\/span> shot<\/span> down<\/span> by<\/span> a<\/span> rocket<\/span> launched<\/span> from<\/span> an<\/span> F-22<\/span> fighter<\/span> jet.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Since<\/span> the<\/span> balloon<\/span> crash<\/span> on<\/span> February<\/span> 4,<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> States<\/span> has<\/span> imposed<\/span> sanctions<\/span> on<\/span> six<\/span> Chinese<\/span> entities<\/span> that<\/span> it<\/span> claims<\/span> are<\/span> linked<\/span> to<\/span> Beijing’s<\/span> aerospace<\/span> program.<\/span> China<\/span> denies<\/span> that<\/span> the<\/span> balloon<\/span> was<\/span> a<\/span> military<\/span> asset,<\/span> but<\/span> has<\/span> yet<\/span> to<\/span> reveal<\/span> which<\/span> government<\/span> department<\/span> or<\/span> company<\/span> was<\/span> responsible<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> balloon.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>After<\/span> initially<\/span> expressing<\/span> regret<\/span> over<\/span> the<\/span> balloon’s<\/span> intrusion<\/span> into<\/span> US<\/span> airspace,<\/span> China<\/span> has<\/span> responded<\/span> with<\/span> threats<\/span> of<\/span> retaliation<\/span> and<\/span> allegations<\/span> of<\/span> espionage<\/span> against<\/span> Washington.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>“China<\/span> resolutely<\/span> opposes<\/span> this<\/span> and<\/span> will<\/span> take<\/span> countermeasures<\/span> according<\/span> to<\/span> law<\/span> against<\/span> relevant<\/span> US<\/span> institutions<\/span> that<\/span> undermine<\/span> China’s<\/span> sovereignty<\/span> and<\/span> security,”<\/span> Wang<\/span> said<\/span> at<\/span> a<\/span> press<\/span> conference.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>China<\/span> will<\/span> “resolutely<\/span> safeguard<\/span> national<\/span> sovereignty<\/span> and<\/span> legitimate<\/span> rights<\/span> and<\/span> interests,”<\/span> he<\/span> said.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Also<\/span> on<\/span> Wednesday,<\/span> US<\/span> Ambassador<\/span> to<\/span> Japan<\/span> Rahm<\/span> Emanuel<\/span> said<\/span> the<\/span> Chinese<\/span> balloon<\/span> invasion<\/span> was<\/span> part<\/span> of<\/span> a<\/span> pattern<\/span> of<\/span> aggressive<\/span> behavior<\/span> by<\/span> Beijing.<\/span> Emanuel<\/span> claims<\/span> that<\/span> China<\/span> recently<\/span> shot<\/span> a<\/span> Philippine<\/span> Coast<\/span> Guard<\/span> patrol<\/span> boat<\/span> with<\/span> military-grade<\/span> lasers,<\/span> that<\/span> Chinese<\/span> jets<\/span> harassed<\/span> U.S.<\/span> planes,<\/span> and<\/span> that<\/span> China<\/span> has<\/span> set<\/span> up<\/span> illegal<\/span> police<\/span> stations<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> States,<\/span> Ireland,<\/span> and<\/span> other<\/span> countries.<\/span> He<\/span> mentioned<\/span> that<\/span> it<\/span> was<\/span> opened.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\u201cFor<\/span> me,<\/span> ballooning<\/span> is<\/span> not<\/span> an<\/span> isolated<\/span> case,\u201d<\/span> said<\/span> Emmanuel.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>If<\/span> China<\/span> wants<\/span> to<\/span> be<\/span> a<\/span> respected<\/span> member<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> international<\/span> community,<\/span> “you<\/span> have<\/span> to<\/span> act<\/span> according<\/span> to<\/span> one<\/span> basic<\/span> premise:<\/span> as<\/span> if<\/span> the<\/span> law<\/span> has<\/span> no<\/span> borders,<\/span> you<\/span> can<\/span> police<\/span> other<\/span> countries<\/span> without<\/span> knowing<\/span> the<\/span> law.”<\/span> It<\/span> means<\/span> you<\/span> can’t<\/span> open<\/span> a<\/span> station,”<\/span> he<\/span> said.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Referring<\/span> to<\/span> China’s<\/span> interventions<\/span> in<\/span> Asia-Pacific<\/span> countries,<\/span> the<\/span> ambassador<\/span> said,<\/span> “These<\/span> are<\/span> not<\/span> exactly<\/span> the<\/span> nature<\/span> and<\/span> characteristics<\/span> of<\/span> a<\/span> good<\/span> neighbor<\/span> policy.”<\/span> Japan’s<\/span> defense<\/span> ministry<\/span> said<\/span> on<\/span> Tuesday<\/span> that<\/span> at<\/span> least<\/span> three<\/span> flying<\/span> objects<\/span> sighted<\/span> in<\/span> Japanese<\/span> airspace<\/span> since<\/span> 2019<\/span> were<\/span> likely<\/span> Chinese<\/span> reconnaissance<\/span> balloons.<\/span> He<\/span> said<\/span> he<\/span> had<\/span> protested<\/span> and<\/span> asked<\/span> Beijing<\/span> for<\/span> an<\/span> explanation.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A<\/span> senior<\/span> lawmaker<\/span> from<\/span> Japan’s<\/span> ruling<\/span> party<\/span> said<\/span> Wednesday<\/span> that<\/span> it<\/span> was<\/span> considering<\/span> expanding<\/span> the<\/span> Self-Defense<\/span> Forces<\/span> law<\/span> to<\/span> include<\/span> violations<\/span> of<\/span> Japan’s<\/span> airspace<\/span> by<\/span> foreign<\/span> balloons.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

BEIJING (Reuters) –\u00a0China said Wednesday it would take action against US installations in connection with the downing of a Chinese spy balloon off the US East Coast. Foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin did not give details or goals of the measures at daily press conferences. China has said the balloon was an unmanned weather airship […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3957,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[24,2428,26,2425],"tags":[152,741,960,1092,1093],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/balon.webp","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3956"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3956"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3956\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3977,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3956\/revisions\/3977"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3957"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3956"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3956"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3956"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}