‘Obvious provocation’: China accuses US spy plane of entering no-fly zone – By Agence France-Presse (The Guardian) / Aug 26 2020
State media report that ‘solemn representations’ have been made to the US regarding overflight in northern China
China has lodged “stern representations” with the United States, accusing it of sending a U-2 reconnaissance plane into a no-fly zone over Chinese live-fire military drills, further ratcheting up tensions between Beijing and Washington.
China has long denounced US surveillance activities, while the United States has complained of “unsafe” intercepts by Chinese aircraft. While such missions happen regularly, it is unusual for China to talk about them publicly.
China’s defence ministry said on Tuesday that the U-2 flew without permission over a no-fly zone in the northern military region where live fire drills were taking place, “seriously interfering in normal exercise activities”.
This could easily have caused a misunderstanding or misjudgment or an “unexpected incident”, the ministry added.
“It was an act of naked provocation, and China is resolutely opposed to it, and have already lodged stern representations with the US side.”
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