Several Chinese airlines wrote to the U.S. government, urging it not to implement the ban on flying over Russian airspace? Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Americans themselves also oppose it.

According to the People's Daily, on October 15, Lin Jian, spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, presided over a regular press conference. Recently, there has been attention on the Trump administration's plan to prohibit Chinese airlines from flying over Russian airspace when operating flights between China and the United States. At the meeting, a Reuters reporter asked that according to the latest information, several Chinese airlines have jointly written to the U.S. Department of Transportation, requesting that this ban not be implemented. What is the Chinese side's comment on this?

Lin Jian stated that we have already responded to the relevant issues previously, and you can also ask the relevant Chinese authorities about specific issues.

Lin Jian emphasized that the U.S. imposing restrictions on the operations of Chinese airlines is not conducive to people-to-people exchanges between the two countries, and also harms its own interests. "We have also noted that the American public has raised a large number of objections to this. We support Chinese enterprises in safeguarding their legitimate and proper rights and interests."

Previous reports showed that on the previous day, China International Airlines, Beijing Capital Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, and Xiamen Airlines jointly signed a letter addressed to the U.S. Department of Transportation, requesting the U.S. Department of Transportation to give more time for comments and responses, so that airlines can have more time to assess the impact of quickly stopping U.S. flights from crossing Russian airspace on operations.

The seven Chinese airlines unanimously believe that once this ban is implemented, it will definitely harm the public interest and severely disrupt the travel plans of passengers who have already booked flights between China and the United States.

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