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China strongly opposes US move to shoot down unmanned airship

China strongly opposes US move to shoot down unmanned airship

BEIJING: China expressed strong dissatisfaction and opposition towards the United States (US) use of force to attack China’s civilian unmanned airship, Xinhua quoted Chinese Foreign Ministry as saying in a statement on Sunday.The Chinese side has, after verification, repeatedly informed the US side of the civilian nature of the airship and conveyed that its entry into the US due to force majeure was totally unexpected, the statement said, noting the Chinese side has clearly asked the US side to properly handle the matter in a calm, professional and restrained manner.A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Friday when answering a relevant query that the civilian airship is used for research, mainly meteorological purposes.Affected by the Westerlies and with limited self-steering capability, the airship deviated far from its planned course.According to the statement, the spokesperson of the US Department of Defence also noted the balloon does not present a military or physical th

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