One South American official said the U.S. resorted to «the use of force» instead of treating the situation with the «responsibility that the case deserves.»
Venezuela, an ally of Russia, voiced its support for China by condemning the U.S. «attack» on the Chinese spy balloon last week.
«The Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela rejects the attack by the United States against an unmanned aircraft of Chinese origin of a civilian nature that had shown a technical failure and that did not pose any military or physical threat to persons on the ground,» Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil Pinto said in a translated statement Sunday.
He said the United States resorted to «the use of force» instead of treating the situation «with the seriousness and responsibility that the case deserves.»
The balloon was spotted flying over the United States last week.
