The National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s legislature, issued a statement of protest over the unanimous adoption of a resolution by the US House of Representatives condemning the invasion of US airspace by Chinese reconnaissance balloons as a violation of sovereignty.
According to China’s Xinhua News Agency on the 16th, the National People’s Congress Foreign Affairs Committee said in a statement that day, “The so-called ‘resolution on China’s use of high-altitude balloons in US territory’ recently passed by the US House of Representatives exaggerates the Chinese threat and is pure malicious propaganda and political manipulation.” “The NPC strongly condemns and resolutely opposes this,” he said.
“China is a responsible country, respects the sovereignty and territories of each country, and has no intention of invading other countries’ territories or airspace,” it said. It was an unexpected event,” he stressed.
“This does not pose any threat to the safety and personnel of the United States,” he said. He asked for it,” he said.
The Foreign Affairs Committee condemned the shooting down of the balloon by the United States, saying, “However, the United States used force and deliberately created an atmosphere of (tension).”
The Foreign Affairs Committee also said, “Some politicians in the US Congress are instigating this issue as an excuse, which shows their anti-China and evil intentions to suppress China.” It is the United States that is doing it,” he criticized.
“Mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and win-win cooperation are consistent with US-China relations, the fundamental interests of the peoples of both countries and the universal expectations of the international community,” he said. We urge you to immediately stop the wrong ways of insulting and discrediting China, and refrain from taking actions that may worsen the situation.”
On the 9th, the US House of Representatives unanimously passed a resolution condemning the invasion of US airspace by Chinese reconnaissance balloons as a blatant violation of US sovereignty, with 419 votes in favor and 0 against.
Source: Donga
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