China’s top diplomat lashed out at the U.S., calling President Joe Biden’s decision to shoot a balloon over American air space and the heightened state of alert “incomprehensible and almost hysterical.”
The comments by Wang Yi, who holds the top foreign-policy position in China’s ruling Communist Party, increased tensions the Biden administration, which says the floating object was being used for spying. He spoke at the Munich Security Conference, where Vice President Kamala Harris and Secretary of State Antony Blinken were also holding meetings.
“It is 100% an abuse of military force, and clearly violated international norms,” Wang told government officials and experts in the German city Saturday. He earlier made similar comments after meeting Pakistan’s foreign minister.
