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British writer Patrick Cockburn described the American attack on the unmanned Chinese airship intended for civilian purposes as a "dangerous and exaggerated reaction", and reveals the Americans' frightening fondness for fighting and wars.
Cockburn indicated, in the context of an article published by the British newspaper “i”, that the story of the balloon, which did not pose any danger, sparked a whirlwind of intimidation in Washington, waving threats and throwing accusations between the American parties, as the Democrats attacked their fellow Republicans, while Republican Party deputies accused US President Joe Biden. By endangering the security of the United States by slowing down the balloon, and it was only for Biden to cancel a visit that his Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, was to make to Beijing.
Cockburn pointed out that the Pentagon was slow to shoot down the Chinese balloon, knowing that it was unable to provide Beijing with more information than it already has via satellite.
The most dangerous thing revealed by the story of the Chinese airship, according to Cockburn, was the waving of all parties in the United States with belligerent fists, unconcerned with rushing to a war that could witness an exchange in the use of nuclear weapons.
China had expressed its strong dissatisfaction and rejection of the United States' use of force to attack the unmanned Chinese airship intended for civilian purposes, which entered American airspace by mistake due to the strong winds, while Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin confirmed that it is not surprising that the United States entered the airspace of other countries in a manner. Illegal. Since the end of last year alone, American balloons have illegally flown over China more than ten times without any approval from the Chinese authorities.
Basma Kannon
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