In response to media inquiries about why China has difficulty controlling its own balloons, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Mao Ning (pictured) said, "I'm not an expert and can't answer." He also said that this is not the first time that scientific research balloons have gone out of control internationally.

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[Instant News/Comprehensive Report] China’s high-altitude reconnaissance balloon invaded U.S. airspace last week and was subsequently shot down by a U.S. warplane. In response to media inquiries about why it is difficult for China to control its own balloons, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Mao Ning said, “I am not an expert. Answer", and said that it is not the first time that a scientific research balloon has gone out of control in the world.

The U.S. Pentagon disclosed last week that a Chinese reconnaissance balloon broke into U.S. airspace, and the U.S. military subsequently shot down the balloon. Although China insisted that the balloon was a civilian balloon used for meteorological and other research purposes, the U.S. side refuted this claim and pointed out that the balloon Sensitive military sites in the United States are monitored, and U.S. officials also mentioned that the balloon has propellers and the direction can be steered, emphasizing that this was not an accident, but intentional.

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Mao Ning, spokesperson of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, held a regular press conference on the 6th. Many foreign media, including Reuters and Bloomberg, raised relevant questions. It was only due to the impact of the westerly winds that it seriously deviated from the scheduled route. He emphasized that the incident was completely an accident caused by force majeure, and criticized the US side for insisting on using force, which was an obvious overreaction.

China’s balloons appeared over the United States and Latin America one after another, claiming that they deviated from the route accidentally. The media asked the Chinese side why it was difficult to control their own balloons. Mao Ning said, “I’m not an expert on how to control the balloons. cannot answer this question," adding that it is not the first time that a scientific research balloon has lost control internationally.

In response to the media's questioning, besides the United States and Latin America, whether there are also Chinese out-of-control balloons over other countries, Mao Ning once again avoided explaining this, saying only that "I have already introduced what I know, and I don't know anything else."