China says the balloon shot down by the U.S. was an unmanned airship made for meteorological research that had been blown off course
. It has accused the U.S. of overreacting by shooting it down and threatened to take unspecified action in response.
“What we saw over the United States is part of a pattern where China and also Russia are increasing surveillance activities on NATO allies,” Stoltenberg told reporters on Monday.Article content “China and the Philippines are maintaining communication through diplomatic channels in this regard,” Wang said. China’s Defense Ministry did not immediately respond to a question about the incident.Article content
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