{"id":1846099,"date":"2023-02-14T08:20:49","date_gmt":"2023-02-14T13:20:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1846099"},"modified":"2023-02-14T08:22:21","modified_gmt":"2023-02-14T13:22:21","slug":"white-house-disputes-beijing-claims-of-u-s-balloons-over-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-disputes-beijing-claims-of-u-s-balloons-over-china\/","title":{"rendered":"White House Disputes Beijing Claims of U.S. Balloons Over China"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhite-house-disputes-beijing-claims-of-u-s-balloons-over-china%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1846099&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-0\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\">BEIJING\/WASHINGTON &#8211; China claimed Monday that U.S. high elevation balloons have flown over its airspace unpermitted more than 10 times since 2022. This drew a swift deny from Washington.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-1\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\">China&#8217;s accusations have widened a dispute that started after the U.S. military. <a data-testid=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/after-spy-balloon-incident-can-china-us-talk-again-2023-02-12\/\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__medium__1kbOh text__large__nEccO link__underline_default__2prE_\">shot down<\/a> On February 4, it stated that the Chinese spy balloon was seen, prompting Antony Blinken (top U.S. diplomat) to cancel a planned trip to Beijing in order to ease tensions.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-2\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\">The U.S. military has evolved significantly since then. <a data-testid=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/us-officials-believe-flying-objects-over-alaska-canada-were-balloons-schumer-2023-02-12\/\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__medium__1kbOh text__large__nEccO link__underline_default__2prE_\">shot down<\/a> The Pentagon reported that three other flying objects were also seen over North America. Most recently, an octagonal object was shot down over Lake Huron on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-3\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\">&#8220;The U.S. high-altitude balloons at the highest altitude have seen more than 10 percent increase in their performance since last year.&#8221; <a data-testid=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/china\/china-says-us-flew-more-than-10-high-altitude-balloons-over-chinese-airspace-2023-02-13\/\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__medium__1kbOh text__large__nEccO link__underline_default__2prE_\">Illegal flights<\/a> &#8220;In Chinese airspace without approval from the relevant Chinese departments,&#8221; Wang Wenbin, spokesperson for the Chinese foreign ministry, stated in Beijing during a regular briefing to answer a question.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"Latest Updates\" data-variant-id=\"article-latest-updates\" class=\"spacing-container__container__2g5QT spacing-container__t-spacing-single__1uXb9 spacing-container__b-spacing-single__2RCDp spacing-container__max-width__zScFd\">\n<div>\n<h3 data-testid=\"Heading\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__medium__1kbOh text__heading_5_latest_updates__3MDLT heading__base__2T28j heading_5_latest_updates tablet-down-latest-updates__heading__Ymr1K\">The most recent updates<\/h3>\n<p data-testid=\"Body\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__medium__1kbOh text__body__yKS5U body__base__22dCE body__body_alt__2kEQu tablet-down-latest-updates__show-more__20y2n\">See 2 more stories <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-4\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\">Wang did not specify whether the balloons were used for military or intelligence purposes and didn&#8217;t provide any additional details.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-5\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\">China&#8217;s accusation was quickly dismissed by the White House. Adrienne Watson, National Security Council spokesperson, dismissed it as Beijing trying to damage control.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-6\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\">&#8220;Any claim that the U.S. government operates surveillance balloons over the PRC (People&#8217;s Republic of China) is false,&#8221; She made the statement in a statement.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-7\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\">&#8220;It is China that has a high altitude surveillance balloon program for intelligence collection, connected to the People\u2019s Liberation Army, that it has used to violate the sovereignty of the United States and over 40 countries across five continents.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body__element__2p5pI\" data-testid=\"gallery-0\">\n<div class=\"inline-gallery__carousel-container__2dyEB\">\n<div data-testid=\"Carousel\" class=\"inline-gallery__carousel__1aFYs\">\n<div role=\"button\" class=\"carousel-v2__container__1ykSx\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<div class=\"carousel-v2__swiper__3oFp9\">\n<div class=\"carousel-v2__item__7TcEq\">\n<div data-testid=\"StatefulImage\" class=\"stateful-image__container__hH_Q_ stateful-image__dark__pCL6X inline-gallery__image__2X0PR\">\n<div data-testid=\"Image\" class=\"stateful-image__image__ThpeM\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/73UR2X3CCFJQ3HEAF3HPPZSIPA-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"U.S. Navy participates in recovery of balloon shot down off the coast of South Carolina\" title=\"\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><button aria-label=\"Expand gallery in a modal window\" class=\"button__button__2Ecqi button__secondary__18moI button__round__1nYLA button__has-tooltip__1B4u0 inline-gallery__toggle__4gWkT\" type=\"button\" data-testid=\"button\"><span class=\"button__container__3sgvk\"><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-gallery__detail__3ZG21\">\n<div class=\"caption-v2__container__2kWHy caption\">\n<p data-testid=\"Body\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__base__22dCE body__caption__3L8vY caption-v2__text__2rL_o caption-v2__collapsed__2JqGs\"><b>[1\/6]\u00a0<\/b>U.S. Navy Navy sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2 conduct a search of debris during the recovery efforts for the remains a high-altitude Chinese balloon that was brought down by the U.S. Air Force. The image was released by U.S. Navy Washington, U.S. February 13, 2023.  Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan Seelbach\/U.S. Navy\/Handout via REUTERS <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-8\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\">China has not offered to provide &#8220;any credible explanations&#8221; She added that she was sorry for the intrusions.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-9\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\">John Kirby, a national security spokesperson, spoke to MSNBC earlier in an interview. &#8220;Just absolutely not true. We are not flying balloons over China.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-10\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\">The U.S. Defense Department didn&#8217;t respond to a request to comment.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"article-body__element__2p5pI\" data-testid=\"graphic-0\">\n<div class=\"reuters-graphic__image-container__2YWXt\">\n<div data-testid=\"StatefulImage\" class=\"stateful-image__container__hH_Q_ stateful-image__light__2XHJA\">\n<div data-testid=\"Image\" class=\"stateful-image__image__ThpeM\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/chart_eikon.jpg\" alt=\"Reuters Graphics\" title=\"\" \/><\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption data-testid=\"Body\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__medium-grey__3A_RT text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__base__22dCE body__caption__3L8vY reuters-graphic__figcaption__1lRLn\">Reuters Graphics<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-11\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\">China asserts that it shot down a Chinese surveillance ballon off the coast of South Carolina, on February 4, after it had been drifting across the continent for several days.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-12\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\">China claimed the balloon was a civilian craft for research and that it had miscalculatedly gone off course. The United States was accused of being overreacting.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-13\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\">Wang from the Chinese foreign ministry stated that he didn&#8217;t have any information regarding the United States&#8217; latest three objects.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-14\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\">Gregory Poling, an Indo-Pacific maritime security expert at Washington\u2019s Center for Strategic and International Studies think tank, said he was not aware of any U.S. use of balloons for surveillance, although he added &#8220;I suspect none of us would know for sure.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-15\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\">He stated that China regards Taiwan&#8217;s airspace, which it claims is part of Japan&#8217;s territory, as its own territorial airspace.<\/p>\n<p><span data-testid=\"Text\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__default__UPMUu sign-off__text__PU3Aj\">Reporting by Martin Quin Pollard, Trevor Hunnicutt and Doina Chiacu in Beijing; Writing by Tony Munroe. 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