The Foreign Affairs Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC) said the so-called resolution on China’s use of a high-altitude balloon over U.S. territory hyped up the “China threat,” which is nothing more than malicious hype-up and political manipulation.
China’s top legislature said China, as a responsible country, always strictly abides by international law, respects the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all countries, and has no intention to violate the territory and airspace of any sovereign state.
According to the statement released, the unmanned Chinese airship entered the U.S. due to force majeure and it was entirely an unexpected incident and doesn’t pose any threat to U.S. personnel and security.
It condemned the U.S. side’s use of force as a serious violation of international law and practice and asked the US side to handle the situation in a calm, professional, and restrained manner.
This comes after a recent U.S. House of Representatives resolution on the entry of a Chinese civilian unmanned airship into U.S. airspace.
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