The United States has overreacted by frequently using advanced missiles to shoot down unidentified flying objects, said Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin at a press briefing in Beijing on Monday.

Wang made the remarks in response to a question about U.S. military fighter jets shooting down a flying object over Lake Huron on Sunday, the fourth one shot down by a U.S. missile after a Chinese civilian unmanned airship accidentally entered U.S. airspace due to force majeure a little more than a week ago.

  • @aworldtowin@lemmy.ml
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    271 year ago

    US military is currently, and I quote, “not ruling out aliens”. I hate to go full conspiracy theorist, but to be totally honest, I think the US may be shooting down it’s own shit to keep the wave of chauvinism and paranoia from that balloon shit going. You know full well if the US airspace was being invaded by China or Russia for real the US govt would immediately be screeching it to the high heavens and do the same back.

    • Black AOC
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      291 year ago

      Anything to keep from having to explain what the fuck just happened in Ohio, apparently. That’s my assumption; they’re hyperfocusing these satellites so people don’t start arming up and going after rail company execs.

      • @Giyuu@lemmygrad.ml
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        141 year ago

        This and I also believe they are trying at the same time to drive up anxiety about other countries invading so they can justify and shift public opinion for a war with China

        • @redtea@lemmygrad.ml
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          111 year ago

          People will put up with a lot more shit at home if they think they’re doing it to fight an evil enemy. The US will be promoting the ‘rationing spirit’ before long. (Arguably we’ve already seen this in response to rising energy prices and Ukraine.)

      • @redtea@lemmygrad.ml
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        81 year ago

        And so soon after that missing nuclear thing in Australia. The one they lost on the road. I’m not saying they’re connected events, except that both show how nonchalant are capitalists and how little capital cares about health and safety.

        As if the design of the train is to avoid an explosion by releasing the contents anyway, just slowly. Maybe I’ve misunderstood, but if I have understood what happened: wtf.

  • @ComradeSalad@lemmygrad.ml
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    211 year ago

    I swear we’re going to get a peace envoy from the Galactic Federation of United Species, which’ll bring with them a peace offering of technology to cure all disease, end to world hunger, and zero point energy creation……

    And the US would shoot them down for a quick headline.

  • SovereignState
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    201 year ago

    Can’t wait for these bloodcrazed motherfuckers to start blowing up their own satellites in their insanity