U.S. aims to label China as threat in airship incident: former diplomat

STORY: U.S. aims to label China as threat in airship incident: former diplomat DATELINE: Feb. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:38 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the U.S. 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): MAGDY AMER, Former ambassador of Egypt to China STORYLINE: A Chinese civilian airship had entered U.S. airspace due to force majeure. The non-threatening balloon was later shot down by a missile. A former Egyptian official says the U.S. uses the airship incident to accuse China of espionage, aiming to label China as a threat to other countries. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): MAGDY AMER, Former ambassador of Egypt to China "We are used to the U.S. making things up regarding many issues to serve its goals. From the beginning of the balloon crisis, the U.S. aimed to make the world afraid of China by tarnishing its reputation. From the very first moment of the incident, the U.S. immediately confirmed, without any evidence, that the balloon was for spying on it and not for studying the weather, as China said. Then

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