China has urged Washington to repair the damage done to bilateral ties by the “spy balloon” controversy, hours after US President Joe Biden said he hoped to “get to the bottom” of the matter during an upcoming call with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.
“The United States should work with us to manage this incident and bring relations back to a sound and steady track,” Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said on Friday when asked to respond to the televised address from Biden.
This came after Biden on Thursday addressed the nation on the matter, including his administration’s decision to shoot down a Chinese “high-altitude balloon” off the US east coast on February 4 – a week after it was detected in US airspace.
“I expect to be speaking with President Xi … to get to the bottom of this,” he added, saying the episode underscored the “importance of maintaining open lines of communication” – but did not specify when those talks might take place.
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