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Chinese Balloon Part Of Global Military Spy Program: US Officials
The Chinese surveillance balloon Joe Biden shot down last week was part of a global spy program aimed at gathering intelligence on the military capabilities of other nations.
That's according to a trio of US officials who spoke to The New York Times.
On its face, that doesn't sound like news, necessarily. Various reporting previously indicated a Chinese spy balloon over US territory wasn't an unprecedented development, but the information passed along to the Times on Wednesday should be put in
I’m sorry, but I find it difficult to believe the Chinese would conduct global surveillance of its “enemies” by launching big white stupid balloons that cannot be controlled as they float wherever the wind takes them. If Xi is so stupid as to engage in this activity as a core spy technique then we have nothing to worry about.