US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken met with Wang Yi, head of the office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference. He demanded from China that the balloon incidents never happen again. In early February, Mr. Blinken’s visit to China was canceled amid the discovery of a Chinese balloon in American airspace.
“The Secretary of State explicitly stated that the violation of US sovereignty and international law by a Chinese high-altitude reconnaissance balloon in US airspace is unacceptable, emphasizing that such irresponsible actions should never be repeated,” the statement reads. statement State Department.
Mr. Blinken also said that the US had disclosed China’s high-altitude reconnaissance balloon program. According to Washington, they have invaded more than 40 countries on 5 continents.
The parties also discussed the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. Mr. Blinken warned his colleague from China about the consequences if Beijing helps Russia financially or allows sanctions to be circumvented. Another topic of discussion was the recent missile launch from North Korea. The Secretary of State also confirmed the commitment of the United States to the “one China” policy.
The Chinese balloon was discovered in US airspace shortly before Mr. Blinken’s visit to Beijing. The trip was canceled due to the incident. The Pentagon believes that China used a balloon to monitor strategic facilities in the United States. Beijing denies this. According to him, the device entered US airspace by accident and was intended to collect meteorological data.
Read more about the destruction of air facilities in the United States – in the material “Kommersant” “Be it a parallelepiped. If he were a ball, a vigorous louse.