U.S. says China operating vast aerial spy program targeting more than 40 countries
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Key FactsThe United States claims that China has a vast aerial spy program that targets more than 40 countries.
Apr 11, 2023 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
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- According to a source, the spy program uses high-altitude surveillance balloons similar to the one shot down by the US last weekend.
- The United States Navy provided this image of sailors from Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2 recovering a high-altitude surveillance balloon off the coast of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, on February 5, 2023. (U.
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- According to the official, the US is reaching out to countries that have also been targeted to discuss the scope of the Chinese surveillance program.
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U.S. says China operating vast aerial spy program targeting more than 40 countries
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Pentagon: China’s conducted spy balloon program for years: WASHINGTON (AP) — The Chinese balloon shot down off the South Carolina coast was part of a large ...
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Beijing calls US claims over balloons 'information warfare': Beijing insisted the large unmanned balloon was a civilian meteorological airship that had ...
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Paid articlePaywall Chinese Balloon Carried Antennas, Other Equipment to Gather Intelligence, U.S. Says
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- The White House downplayed claims on Monday that recent airborne objects shot down in US airspace had an alien component.
- Officials said the three items fired down over the weekend were not the same as the Chinese surveillance balloon shot down over the ocean earlier this month.
- Kirby said the three most recent objects were flying at lower altitudes and were notably smaller than the balloon that crashed off the coast of South Carolina.
- Tags: China Chinese spy plane Chinese surveillance drone Aerial objects Kirby, John Kirby UFOs, Karine Jean-Pierre
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Key FactsThe US claims that China's balloon was capable of spying on communications.
Apr 11, 2023 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
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- According to a State Department official, the alleged Chinese spy balloon that flew over the US was capable of collecting communications signals and was part of a larger People's Liberation Army intelligence-gathering effort that spanned more than 40 countries.
- In previous years, Chinese balloons flew over parts of the United States, including Texas and Florida, according to Austin.
- The US is now working with allies to expose and counter larger Chinese spying efforts, according to the official.
- It is also considering taking action against Chinese entities associated with the intelligence gathering effort in US airspace after identifying a Chinese balloon manufacturer who sells products to the Chinese military.
Chinese balloon part of worldwide fleet, US officials say: US officials say the object is part of a wider fleet of balloons that has spanned five continents.
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Key FactsThe Pentagon claims that China used spy balloons all over the world for years.
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- Ryder did not specify where the balloons flew, only that they flew over "sites that would be of interest to the Chinese."
- The most recent Chinese surveillance balloon was discovered over Alaska on January 28, but it made national headlines early last week when it was spotted over Billings, Montana.
- Ryder stated that the slow and steady approach allowed the United States to learn "a lot more" about the balloon programme.
- "I can assure you this was not for civilian purposes," Ryder said on Wednesday.
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Key FactsChina condemns the United States' decision to shoot down a suspected spy balloon.
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- Blinken said at a press conference with his South Korean counterpart on Friday: "the presence of this surveillance balloon over the United States in our skies is a clear violation of our sovereignty, a clear violation of international law, and clearly unacceptable.
- And we've made that clear to China."
- According to Oriana Skylar Mastro, a Stanford University expert on Chinese military affairs and foreign policy, China's weather balloon explanation should be rejected outright.
- China may have made a mistake and lost control of the balloon, but Mastro believes it was unlikely to be a deliberate attempt to disrupt Blinken's visit.
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Key FactsConservatives mock Marjorie Taylor Greene's idea for a Chinese spy balloon.
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- The Georgia Republican tweeted in support of individuals using their personal firearms to shoot down the suspected spy blimp.
- ""Every average person I know is discussing about how to shoot down the Chinese Spy Balloon," the Republican senator tweeted on Friday.
- Kinzinger made a satirical allusion to Greene's "Jewish space laser" hypothesis even before her initial tweet.
- "Where are those Jewish space lasers when you need them?"
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