US handling of balloon incident 'hysterical', says China's top diplomat | The Business Standard
Skip to main content
  • Latest
  • Economy
    • Banking
    • Stocks
    • Industry
    • Analysis
    • Bazaar
    • RMG
    • Corporates
    • Aviation
  • Videos
    • TBS Today
    • TBS Stories
    • TBS World
    • News of the day
    • TBS Programs
    • Podcast
    • Editor's Pick
  • World+Biz
  • Features
    • Panorama
    • The Big Picture
    • Pursuit
    • Habitat
    • Thoughts
    • Splash
    • Mode
    • Tech
    • Explorer
    • Brands
    • In Focus
    • Book Review
    • Earth
    • Food
    • Luxury
    • Wheels
  • Subscribe
    • Epaper
    • GOVT. Ad
  • More
    • Sports
    • TBS Graduates
    • Bangladesh
    • Supplement
    • Infograph
    • Archive
    • Gallery
    • Long Read
    • Interviews
    • Offbeat
    • Magazine
    • Climate Change
    • Health
    • Cartoons
  • বাংলা
The Business Standard

Tuesday
July 01, 2025

Sign In
Subscribe
  • Latest
  • Economy
    • Banking
    • Stocks
    • Industry
    • Analysis
    • Bazaar
    • RMG
    • Corporates
    • Aviation
  • Videos
    • TBS Today
    • TBS Stories
    • TBS World
    • News of the day
    • TBS Programs
    • Podcast
    • Editor's Pick
  • World+Biz
  • Features
    • Panorama
    • The Big Picture
    • Pursuit
    • Habitat
    • Thoughts
    • Splash
    • Mode
    • Tech
    • Explorer
    • Brands
    • In Focus
    • Book Review
    • Earth
    • Food
    • Luxury
    • Wheels
  • Subscribe
    • Epaper
    • GOVT. Ad
  • More
    • Sports
    • TBS Graduates
    • Bangladesh
    • Supplement
    • Infograph
    • Archive
    • Gallery
    • Long Read
    • Interviews
    • Offbeat
    • Magazine
    • Climate Change
    • Health
    • Cartoons
  • বাংলা
TUESDAY, JULY 01, 2025
US handling of balloon incident 'hysterical', says China's top diplomat

China

Reuters
19 February, 2023, 09:10 am
Last modified: 19 February, 2023, 09:26 am

Related News

  • China’s support sought on loan relief, investment and dev: Fakhrul on recent visit
  • Pakistan, China eye new bloc replacing SAARC
  • US Congressman Joe Wilson introduces bill to sanction Polisario Front as terrorist organisation
  • Taiwan VP says will not be intimidated after Czech says China planned physical intimidation
  • China's May industrial profits slip back into sharp decline

US handling of balloon incident 'hysterical', says China's top diplomat

Reuters
19 February, 2023, 09:10 am
Last modified: 19 February, 2023, 09:26 am
China's Director of the Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission Wang Yi speaks during the Munich Security Conference (MSC) in Munich, Germany February 18, 2023. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay
China's Director of the Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission Wang Yi speaks during the Munich Security Conference (MSC) in Munich, Germany February 18, 2023. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

China's top diplomat Wang Yi said on Saturday that the US handling of the balloon incident had been "unimaginable" and "hysterical" - an "absurd" act that had violated international norms.

"There are so many balloons all over the world, so is the United States going to shoot all of them down?," Wang, director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, said at the Munich Security Conference. 

A suspected Chinese surveillance balloon, which Beijing denies was a government spy vessel, spent a week flying over the United States and Canada before being shot down off the Atlantic Coast earlier this month on US President Joe Biden's orders.

The Business Standard Google News Keep updated, follow The Business Standard's Google news channel

The incident, which had prompted US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to postpone a planned visit early this month to Beijing, has further aggravated already strained relations between Washington and Beijing.

Wang was responding to questions by the Munich conference's moderator on the incident, and was asked if he would engage with US delegates present to restore Sino-US dialogue to a more normal track.

"We ask the US to show its sincerity and correct its mistakes, face up and resolve this incident, which has damaged Sino-US relations," he said.

"We hope the US could pursue a pragmatic and positive policy towards China, and work with China to push Sino-US relations back to the track of healthy development."

Blinken was thought to have considered meeting with Wang on the sidelines of the conference, but as of early Saturday no such meeting had been confirmed.

Blinken is set to depart Munich on Sunday.

His visit to Beijing would have been the first by a US secretary of state to China in five years, and had been seen by both sides as a chance to stabilise bilateral ties.

Top News / World+Biz

spy balloon / US / China

Comments

While most comments will be posted if they are on-topic and not abusive, moderation decisions are subjective. Published comments are readers’ own views and The Business Standard does not endorse any of the readers’ comments.

Top Stories

  • File photo of the Padma Bridge. Photo: Rajib Dhar
    Evidence of irregularities, graft found in Padma Bridge consultant appointments: ACC chief
  • Police produced former chief election commissioner (CEC) Nurul Huda in court today (1 July). Photo: TBS
    Ex-CEC Nurul Huda confesses to role in controversial 2018 national polls
  • Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin speaks to reporters at his office in the capital’s Agargaon on 1 July 2025. Photo: TBS
    EC preparing for elections aimed at February-April window next year: CEC

MOST VIEWED

  • Representational image. Photo: UNB
    After 58 yrs, Ctg getting two new govt schools
  • Showkat Ali Chowdhury, the chairman of Eastern Bank Limited (EBL). File photo
    Bank accounts of Eastern Bank chairman, his family frozen
  • A Chevron gas station sign is seen in Del Mar, California, April 25, 2013. Chevron will report earnings on April 26. REUTERS/Mike Blake
    Chevron to resume Jalalabad gas project after Petrobangla clears $237m dues
  • Representational image. Photo Mumit M/TBS
    Tariff renegotiation in power sector a disaster for investors: Chinese Enterprises Association
  • Bangladesh Bank. File Photo: Collected
    Banks to remain open for transactions till 6pm today
  • NBR Office in Dhaka. File Photo: Collected
    NBR officers should captain revenue authority, businesses tell finance adviser

Related News

  • China’s support sought on loan relief, investment and dev: Fakhrul on recent visit
  • Pakistan, China eye new bloc replacing SAARC
  • US Congressman Joe Wilson introduces bill to sanction Polisario Front as terrorist organisation
  • Taiwan VP says will not be intimidated after Czech says China planned physical intimidation
  • China's May industrial profits slip back into sharp decline

Features

Illustration: TBS

Ulan Daspara: Remnants of a fishing village in Dhaka

22h | Panorama
Photo: Collected

Innovative storage accessories you’ll love

2d | Brands
Two competitors in this segment — one a flashy newcomer, the other a hybrid veteran — are going head-to-head: the GAC GS3 Emzoom and the Toyota CH-R. PHOTOS: Nafirul Haq (GAC Emzoom) and Akif Hamid (Toyota CH-R)

GAC Emzoom vs Toyota CH-R: The battle of tech vs trust

2d | Wheels
Women farmers, deeply reliant on access to natural resources for both farming and domestic survival, are among the most affected, caught between ecological collapse and inadequate structural support. Photo: Shaharin Amin Shupty

Hope in the hills: How women farmers in Bandarban are weathering the climate crisis

1d | Panorama

More Videos from TBS

Elon Musk calls for breaking 'one-party' rule

Elon Musk calls for breaking 'one-party' rule

12m | TBS World
Phone call leak: Thai Prime Minister Phatthana Shinawatra dismissed

Phone call leak: Thai Prime Minister Phatthana Shinawatra dismissed

52m | TBS World
Allegations against Sheikh Hasina are not correct: Sheikh Hasina's state-appointed lawyer

Allegations against Sheikh Hasina are not correct: Sheikh Hasina's state-appointed lawyer

1h | TBS Today
Bangladesh to continue talks as US trade demands go against global norms

Bangladesh to continue talks as US trade demands go against global norms

2h | TBS Insight
EMAIL US
contact@tbsnews.net
FOLLOW US
WHATSAPP
+880 1847416158
The Business Standard
  • About Us
  • Contact us
  • Sitemap
  • Advertisement
  • Privacy Policy
  • Comment Policy
Copyright © 2025
The Business Standard All rights reserved
Technical Partner: RSI Lab

Contact Us

The Business Standard

Main Office -4/A, Eskaton Garden, Dhaka- 1000

Phone: +8801847 416158 - 59

Send Opinion articles to - oped.tbs@gmail.com

For advertisement- sales@tbsnews.net