Two of the refusal to refuse China on the balloon incident in the United StatesFor the call of the National Defense Director, Tan Kefei, a spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of Defense, said that the "serious mistakes" of the American force attacking balloons did not carry out the atmosphere of dialogue and exchanges for the two armies. China does not accept call proposals.
According to the official Weibo of the "Ministry of Defense" on Thursday (February 9), Tan Kefei said in a conversation on the matter that the United States insisted on using force to attack Chinese civilian balloon, which seriously violated international practice and opened badly.precedent.
Tan Kefei said: "Given that the serious errors of the United States have not carried out the atmosphere of dialogue and exchanges for the two armies, China does not accept the US side's proposal on the two countries' defense chief calls."
He also said that regarding the nature of balloon incidents, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China has made a public statement that China reserves the right to use the necessary means to dispose of similar situations.
After the United States last Saturday (February 4), after shot down the Chinese balloon accused of spy use, he did not plan to return the wreckage to Beijing to Beijing.The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded that "the airship is not the United States, it is China," and the Chinese government will continue to firmly safeguard its legitimate rights and interests.
Pat Ryder, spokesman for Pentagon Building, said on Tuesday (February 7) that after the US Department of Defense shot down the balloon on February 4, he immediately proposed the US defense leader Austin and China Defense Chief of Defense.Wei Fenghe's proposal on the phone, but was rejected by Beijing.