China has accused the US of flying high-altitude balloons into its airspace more than 10 times last year, and of conducting hundreds of reconnaissance missions, as the aerial surveillance dispute between the two nations takes their ties to a new low.
Beijing’s accusations came after the US shot down what it said was a Chinese spy balloon off the coast of South Carolina this month and subsequently downed three other objects, most recently at the weekend.
“It’s very common that the US intrudes [into] others’ airspace,” Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Monday. “Just last year, more than 10 American high-altitude balloons illegally flew through Chinese airspace without permission from the relevant Chinese authorities.”
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