The downing of the suspected Chinese spy balloon by a missile from an F-22 fighter jet created a spectacle over one of the state's tourism hubs and drew crowds reacting with a mixture of bewildered gazing, distress and cheering.SOUTHAMPTON 0 STOKE CITY 0 March 3 (Reuters) - Southampton were held to a 0-0 draw by Stoke City on Saturday with both teams missing opportunities to get crucial points as they fight for Premier League survival.

In this photo provided by Chad Fish, the remnants of a large balloon drift above the Atlantic Ocean, just off the coast of South Carolina, with a fighter jet and its contrail seen below it, Saturday, Feb. Senior lawmakers in Japan’s governing party on Wednesday said they were considering expanding the Self Defense Force law to also include violations of Japanese airspace by foreign balloons.Īssociated Press writer Mari Yamaguchi in Tokyo contributed to this report. It said it has protested and requested explanations from Beijing. On Tuesday, Japan’s Defense Ministry said at least three flying objects spotted in Japanese airspace since 2019 were strongly believed to have been Chinese spy balloons. “This is not exactly the qualities and characteristics of the good neighbor policy,” the ambassador said, referring to China’s outreach to countries in the Asia-Pacific region. that is you don’t open police stations in other countries ignorant of their laws as if your laws don’t have any boundaries,” he said. If China wants to be a respected member of the international community, “then you act appropriately to certain basic premises. “The balloon to me is not an isolated incident,” Emanuel said. planes by Chinese jets and China’s opening of illegal police stations in the U.S., Ireland and other countries. blacklists 6 Chinese entities in response to alleged spy balloon incidentĮmanuel noted China’s recent beaming of military-grade laser on a Philippine coast guard patrol vessel, the harassment of U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel said the Chinese balloon’s intrusion was part of a pattern of aggressive behavior by Beijing. entities that undermine China’s sovereignty and security,” Wang said at Wednesday’s briefing.Ĭhina will “resolutely safeguard national sovereignty and its legitimate rights and interests,” Wang said.Īlso Wednesday, U.S. “China firmly opposes this and will take countermeasures in accordance with the law against the relevant U.S.

airspace, China has returned spying accusations against Washington, alongside its threats of retaliation. While China denies the balloon was a military asset, it has yet to say what government department or company was responsible.Īfter initially expressing regret over the balloon’s entry into U.S. sovereignty and efforts to “deceive the international community through false claims about its intelligence collection campaigns.” Secretary of State Antony Blinken also canceled a visit to Beijing that many hoped would stabilize ties that have cratered amid disputes over trade, human rights, Taiwan and China’s claim to the South China Sea. House of Representatives subsequently voted unanimously to condemn China for a “brazen violation” of U.S. Nancy Mace on spy balloons, debt ceiling and future of her party 4 downing of the balloon, the United States has sanctioned six Chinese entities it said are linked to Beijing’s aerospace programs. of overreacting in bringing it down with a missile fired from an F-22 fighter jet. entities related to the downing of a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the American East Coast.Īt a daily briefing, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin gave no details and did not identify the targets of the measures.Ĭhina says the balloon was a unmanned weather airship that was accidentally blown off course and accuses the U.S. BEIJING (AP) - China said Wednesday it will take measures against U.S.

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