The US Secretary of Defense Austin emphasized that the United States shot down the Chinese balloon is legal and showed that President Biden has always put the safety of the American people first while effectively responding to China's sovereignty.
Austin said in a statement issued on Saturday (February 4) in the official website of the US Department of Defense: "Today's intentional and legal behavior shows that the president Biden and his national security team effectively responded to the infringement of the People's Republic of China.While our sovereignty is an unacceptable behavior, we also always put the security and guarantee of the American people first. "
Austin means that this balloon belongs to the high -altitude monitoring balloon emitted by China and tries to monitor the United States.The strategic place was finally shot down over the United States.
Austin said Bayeng approved the balloon on Wednesday (February 1), but the life of Americans who ensure the balloon route in the balloon route will not face the risks that should not be faced during the balloon route."The Ministry of National Defense has formulated a plan to safely shot the balloon in my country in China, and closely monitor its routes and intelligence collection activities."
He also said that this action in the United States has been fully supported by the Canadian government and thanks to thank you. When Canada appeared in North America, Canada contributed through the US -Canadian joint agency "North American Air Defense Command" (NORAD) in tracking and analyzing the balloon.
