© Reuters. Chinese language International Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning attends a information convention in Beijing, China, February 3, 2023. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
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By Brenda Goh
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s overseas ministry stated on Saturday that flight of a Chinese language “airship” over the USA was a pressure majeure accident, accusing U.S. politicians and media of making the most of the scenario to discredit China.
The US, saying the craft was a suspected spy balloon that had dedicated a “clear violation” of U.S. sovereignty, postponed a go to to China by Secretary of State Antony Blinken that had been anticipated to start out on Friday.
“China has at all times strictly abided by worldwide regulation and revered the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all nations,” the ministry stated in an announcement.
It stated Beijing and Washington had not introduced any go to by Blinken and that “the U.S. bulletins are their very own matter and we respect that”.
The ministry stated in a separate assertion Wang Yi, director of China’s Central Fee for International Affairs, had spoken to Blinken over the telephone on Friday night and mentioned the right way to cope with unintended incidents in a peaceful {and professional} method.
Wang informed Blinken that each events wanted to speak in a well timed method and keep away from any misjudgments, the ministry stated.
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