China accused the House of Representatives of 'scoring political points' with their Thursday resolution condemning the presence of Chinese aircraft in U.S. airspace.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning gestures during a press conference at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing, Thursday, Oct 13, 2022.
"The Chinese side has repeatedly shared information and stated its position on the unintended entry of the unmanned Chinese civilian airship into US airspace due to force majeure," Mao said. The House's resolution condemns China for the incursion and says it should be U.S. policy to"promptly and decisively act to prevent foreign aerial surveillance." It also calls on theto take several steps to explain to Congress how it handled the incident – a set of instructions that may explain why some Democrats voted against it.
"The U.S. Congress’s resolution is purely about scoring political points and dramatizing the whole thing," Mao claimed."China deplores it and firmly opposes it." A large balloon drifts above the Atlantic Ocean, just off the coast of South Carolina, with a fighter jet and its contrail seen below it, on Saturday, Feb. 4.
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