U.S. officials address mounting tensions between U.S. and China during Munich Security Conference

U.S. officials address mounting tensions between U.S. and China during Munich Security Conference

U.S. officials addressed mounting tensions with China Sunday after Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with China’s top diplomat, Wang Yi, to discuss China’s high-altitude surveillance balloon and the nation’s stance on sending “lethal aid” to Russia…The U.S. military shot down a high-altitude Chinese balloon on Feb. 4, and Blinken told Wang that it was an “unacceptable violation of U.S. sovereignty and international law,” a State Department spokesperson said in a statement Saturday. Blinken also warned of the “implications and consequences” if China provides material support to Russia, according to the statement.

 

U.S. officials address mounting tensions between U.S. and China during Munich Security Conference