China declined US request for phone call between defense chiefs - Pentagon
China rejected the call to discuss the balloon incident, accusing the US of overreacting.
By REUTERS
Published: FEBRUARY 7, 2023
China declined a request for a phone call between US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe after Washington brought down a Chinese spy balloon, a Pentagon spokesperson said on Tuesday. A US Air Force fighter jet shot down the balloon off the South Carolina coast on Saturday, a week after it first entered US airspace and triggered a dramatic - and public - spying saga that worsened Sino-US relations.
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China rejected the call to discuss the balloon incident, accusing the US of overreacting.
By REUTERS
Published: FEBRUARY 7, 2023
China declined a request for a phone call between US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe after Washington brought down a Chinese spy balloon, a Pentagon spokesperson said on Tuesday. A US Air Force fighter jet shot down the balloon off the South Carolina coast on Saturday, a week after it first entered US airspace and triggered a dramatic - and public - spying saga that worsened Sino-US relations.
more............. https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-730904
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