“The first step is to make this reconnaissance balloon disappear from our airspace, we are focused on that.
I consider it very important that the Chinese side heard about this from me directly, ”RIA Novosti quotes him.
At the same time, the chief of American diplomacy stressed that it would be premature to consider any other steps while the balloon is in US airspace.
Earlier, US President Joe Biden agreed with the proposal of the military not to shoot down a Chinese balloon found in the United States.
It was also reported that, according to the Pentagon, the PRC meteorological probe is located in the central part of the United States.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry explained that the balloon did indeed come from China, but it is used for scientific research.