Published 1 year ago

China makes protest over US shooting down airship

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Beijing has acknowledged the balloon was from China, but denied it was for surveillance. The U.S. military on Sunday shot down the balloon in American airspace after it drifted east over the Atlantic, after days of floating over land. Another balloon that had been spotted over the skies of Latin America was also from China and had similarly drifted off course.

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The Hindu

China lodges protest over U.S. shooting down ‘civilian airship’

Beijing says the U.S. ‘overreacted’ with ‘abusive use of force’; admits that another balloon, spotted over Latin America, was also from China

1 year ago·India

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Ecns

China makes protest over US shooting down airship

China has strongly protested the United States' overreaction to the entry of a Chinese unmanned civilian airship into U.S. airspace, saying that Washington's handling of the incident was a test of its sincerity in stabilizing and improving bilateral ties as well as its approach to crises.

1 year ago·China

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Kyodo News+

China lodges protest over U.S. shooting down of "civilian" balloon

China says it has lodged a protest over the U.S. shooting down of a Chinese balloon used for what it calls "civilian" research purposes, as American military personnel sought to recover debris from it off the coast of South Carolina.

1 year ago·Japan

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China Daily

China makes protest over US shooting down airship

China has strongly protested the United States' overreaction to the entry of a Chinese unmanned civilian airship into US airspace, saying that Washington's handling of the incident was a test of its sincerity in stabilizing and improving bilateral ties as well as its approach to crises.

1 year ago·China

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