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China says refused US call because atmosphere not ‘proper’

Commuters wearing face masks walk across an intersection near an electronic billboard for China's armed forces during the morning rush hour in Beijing, Friday, Feb. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

FILE - China's defense ministry spokesman Tan Kefei attends a news conference in the venue of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, ASEAN's Defense Ministers' Meeting in Siem Reap, Cambodia, on Nov. 22, 2022. China’s Defense Ministry said in a statement Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023, it refused a call from U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin following the shooting down of an alleged Chinese spy balloon because the U.S. had “not created the proper atmosphere" for dialogue and exchange. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith, File)

China says refused US call because atmosphere not ‘proper’