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        【世界時快訊】Why U.S. overreaction to Chinese airship is ludicrous, dangerous?

        2023-02-26 13:09:59來源:Xinhua
        Withitsglobalsurveillancenetwork,"theUnitedStatesitselfisthetrueeavesdropper,"saidtheGermanmagazineFocus,thoughthecountrypreferstoframeitselfasavictimofspying.

        BEIJING,Feb.25(Xinhua)--DespiteChina"srepeatedexplanationthattheentryofaChinesecivilianunmannedairshipintoU.S.airspacewasanentirelyunintended,unexpectedandisolatedeventcausedbyforcemajeure,theUnitedStates,withoutanyevidence,slanderedtheairshipasa"spyballoon"andabusedforcetoshootitdown.

        Washington"s"unthinkableandhystericalaction"blatantlyviolateditsobligationsundertheChicagoConventionandmanybasicprinciplesofinternationallaw,assomeU.S.politiciansinsistedonsuchabsurdthingsonlyfortheirownpoliticalneedattheexpenseofChina-U.S.relations.


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        ABUSEOFFORCE

        Weatherballoonsareregularlylaunchedaroundtheworldforweatherforecastingandscientificresearch.Everyday,free-risinglatexballoonsarereleasedfromalmost900locationsworldwide,withnearly1,000balloonsgatheringdailyobservationsthatprovideinputinreal-time,theUNWorldMeteorologicalOrganizationcounted.

        However,inthefirsttwoweeksofFebruary,U.S.fighterjetsshotdownfourobjectsflyingoverNorthAmerica,includingtheChinesecivilianballoonthatthePentagonsaid"doesnotpresentamilitaryorphysicalthreattopeopleontheground,"orasignificantriskofintelligencecollection.

        U.S.PresidentJoeBidenonThursdayalsoadmittedtheotherthreeobjectswere"mostlikelytiedtoprivatecompanies,recreationorresearchinstitutions."

        "AlotofballoonsareflyingovertheEartheveryday.DoestheU.S.wanttoshootthemalldown?"seniorChinesediplomatWangYiraisedthequestiononthesidelinesofthe59thMunichSecurityConference.

        Washington"sdrasticreactiontotheweatherballoonnotonlygoesagainstscientificcommonsense,butalsoviolatescustomaryinternationalpracticeandconventions.

        Aboveall,anyinternationaldisputeshallbesettledbypeacefulmeanssothatinternationalpeace,securityandjusticearenotendangered,accordingtotheUNCharter.

        Basedongeneralprinciplesofinternationallaw,inthecircumstancesofforcemajeure,distressandnecessity,aircraftunauthorizedtoenterothercountries"airspaceshallbeexemptoflegalliability.

        Sincelastyear,U.S.balloonshaveillegallyflownoverChina"sairspacemorethan10timeswithouttheapprovalofrelevantauthorities.ButChinahandledthoseillegalflightsinacalmandprofessionalmanner.ThathasdemonstratedBeijing"srespectforinternationallawandsincerityinproperlymanagingChina-U.S.relations.

        Asfarasthe"strayballoon"isconcerned,ChinahasclearlyaskedtheU.S.sidetoproperlyhandlethematterinacalm,professionalandrestrainedmanner,whereastheUnitedStatesused"themostadvancedU.S.weaponssystems"--asdepictedbyTheWashingtonPost--toeliminatetheobject.

        Clearly,Washingtonhasresortedagaintodoublestandards.In2016,Chinaseizedanunmannedunderwatervehicle(UUV)--laterclaimedbythePentagon--intheSouthChinaSeatopreventitfromharmingnavigationalandpersonnelsafetyofpassingships.TheU.S.DefenseDepartmentcalledonChinato"returnourUUVimmediatelyandtocomplywithallofitsobligationsunderinternationallaw."Itsurgestandsinsharpcontrastwithitsdowningofthefourcivilianaerialobjects.

        SUPERPOWEROFSURVEILLANCE

        TheUnitedStates,asasuperpowerofsurveillance,hasalonghistoryofsendingsurveillanceballoonsandblimpsbeyonditsborderstogatherintelligence.Thathelpsexplainwhytheill-grounded"spyballoon"narrativecanraisemasshysteriainU.S.mediaandpoliticalcommunity.

        BeforetheLockheedU-2reconnaissanceaircraftandspysatellitescameintoservice,theU.S.AirForcehaddevelopedreconnaissanceballoonprogramsknownasWS-119LandWS-461LforthemissionofcollectingintelligenceoverEasternEuropeandtheSovietUnionbetweenthelate1950sandearly1960s.

        Nowadays,asthecenterofgravityforglobalInternetandintelligenceactivity,theUnitedStateshasfurtherconsolidateditsprivilegedpositiontomonitor.AmongthecountriesitsnoopsonisChina,whichhasbeenharassedbyU.S.spydevicesmultipletimesoverthepastfewyears.

        TheChineseForeignMinistryconfirmedinJune2022thattheUnitedStateshasdeployedmanymilitaryaircraftandwarshipsintheSouthChinaSeaonaregularbasisanditsreconnaissanceaircrafthaveelectronicallyimpersonatedcivilaircraftofothercountriestheretimeandagain.

        Theministrysaid,citingstatisticsfrominstitutionswithprofessionalknowledge,thatthenumberoftheU.S.close-inmilitaryreconnaissancemissionsagainstChinahasmorethandoubledcomparedwithadecadeago.

        InSeptemberlastyear,China"sNationalComputerVirusEmergencyResponseCenterandcybersecuritycompany360respectivelyreleasedinvestigationreportsontheattacksonChina"sNorthwesternPolytechnicalUniversityfromtheU.S.NationalSecurityAgency(NSA),whichshowedthattheagency"sTailoredAccessOperationsunitmountedhundredsofthousandsmaliciouscyberattackstargetingChineseobjectives.

        Permeatingthrougheverypartoftheworld,theU.S.surveillancenetworkalsotargetsWashington"sallies.

        InMay2021,Denmark"snationalbroadcasterDRNewsreportedthattheDanishDefenseIntelligenceServicehadgiventheNSAopenInternetaccesstospyontargetedheadsofstate,aswellasScandinavianleaders,toppoliticians,andhigh-rankingofficialsinGermany,Sweden,NorwayandFrance,includingthenGermanChancellorAngelaMerkel.

        ThatwasnotunfamiliartoEuropeanleaders.In2013,formerNSAcontractorEdwardSnowdenrevealedthatWashingtonhadbeenspyingontheemailandcellphonecommunicationsofasmanyas35worldleaders.

        SnowdenalsodisclosedthataU.S.surveillanceprogramcodenamedStateroomorderedtheinstallmentofsecretintelligenceequipmentinsome100foreigndiplomaticembassiesandconsulatesinothercountriesforspying.

        "Washingtonislosingitsmoralground,"theGermanmagazineFocusoncequotedanexpertonforeignpolicyassaying.

        Withitsglobalsurveillancenetwork,"theUnitedStatesitselfisthetrueeavesdropper,"Focussaid,thoughthecountrypreferstoframeitselfasavictimofspying.

        標簽: Focussaid sidetoproperlyhandlethematterinacalm butals

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