US Secretary of State Blinken told Chinese diplomat Wang Yi that such a incident "must never occur again." Wang said the US used "excessive force" when shooting down the balloon.
China's top diplomat Wang Yi on Saturday said the U.S. response to the balloon incident was "hysterical" and "absurd," accusing the U.S. of violating norms.
China’s top diplomat on Saturday renewed Beijing’s criticism of the United States for shooting down what Washington says was a Chinese spy balloon, arguing at a conference in Germany that the move doesn’t point to U.S. strength.
China's top diplomat Wang Yi on Saturday blasted the US reaction to what Washington has called a Chinese spy balloon as "hysterical and absurd", in uncharacteristically strong remarks against the top…