The U.S. government stated that there was no plan to return the balloon fragments to China. The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded that "the airship is not in the United States, it is in China."Related investigations have been started.
The analysis of scholars interviewed that the balloon incident triggered the sensitive nerves of some countries to spy behavior, and the fermentation of uneasiness has surpassed the category of bilateral relations between China and the United States.
The attribution of Chinese balloon fragments has become the focus of a new round of confrontation between China and the United States.After the United States Saturday (February 4) shot down the Chinese balloon referred to as spy, the US National Security Council spokesman Kobe Monday (February 6) stated that the United States is picked up the Chinese balloon wreckage shot down by the Atlantic Ocean. At presentThere is no plan to return the wreckage to Beijing.
Scholars: How to deal with balloon wreckage is important
Mao Ning, a spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mao Ning on Tuesday (February 7) at a routine press conference when China will ask the United States to return the balloon fragments and equipment, it responds that "the airship is not the United States, it is China", it is China. "The Chinese government will continue to resolutely safeguard its legitimate rights and interests.
Wang Zhisheng, Secretary -General of the Taiwan Asia -Pacific Elite Exchange Association, analyzed in an interview with Lianhe Morning Post. For Beijing, requiring returning to the wreckage of balloons is a face problem, but the conservative statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reflects the embarrassing situation in Beijing in the balloon incident in the balloon incident.; Since the balloon is civilian, should it be applied by the relevant companies, not the official request?
James Char, a researcher at the Rajernan International Research Institute of Nanyang University of Science and Technology in Singapore, pointed out that how the US government dispose of the balloon wreckage is important;Quickly calm.
Japan will conduct investigations
After the Chinese balloon incident triggered a confrontation last weekend, the Japanese government said on Monday, local time (February 6) that it would be on the unknown flying objects that appeared twice in Japan twice in June 2020 and September 2021investigation.According to Kyodo News, the unknown flying objects in the above two incidents are similar to the appearance of the Chinese balloon that appeared in the United States last week.
The Deputy Secretary -General of Japan's Cabinet, Nakisaki Yoshiko, said at a press conference that Japan is sharing with the United States, including the balloon flight, about the situation around Japan.
Izaki Yoshiko did not explain what actions of the Japanese government in the above two incidents.Kyodo News quoted relevant Japanese government reports that the white spheres that appeared over Japan in 2020 and 2021 may belong to China. At that time, there was no urgent danger, so the Japanese Self -Defense Force was not dispatched.
When Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Mao Ning was asked at a regular press conference on Monday and Tuesday at a regular press conference, he responded twice that he did not understand the situation.
With the expansion of the controversy around Chinese balloon to countries outside the United States, countries' statements of the incident have aroused external attention.Russia and Venezuela, which have tight relations with the United States, have supported China.
According to the Yonhap News Agency, the Ministry of National Defense on Monday stated that the Chinese balloon shot down in the United States has not flew over South Korea; the South Korean government also expressed its concern for the United States about the concerns about the issues of the United States.
Mao Ning confirmed on Monday that another balloon in the United States Pentagon was found on Friday (February 3) that another balloon in Latin America came from China; in the past two days, most of the Latin American countries have remained silent about incidents.
Costa Rican Foreign Ministry issued a brief statement on Monday that China acknowledged that a balloon in China flew over Costa Rica, and the Chinese Embassy in Costa Rica had apologized for the incident.
Wang Zhisheng pointed out that the balloon incident has triggered the sensitive nerves of some countries to spy behavior. The fermentation of this emotion has surpassed the opposition between China and the United States.In the past, some countries may pay attention to similar balloon events, but there is no substantial evidence, so it may take advantage of this time to try to eliminate the Chinese spy behavior they suspect.
