“Clearly, the intention of this balloon is surveillanceand the current flight path takes it to a number of sensitive sites,” the US official said, according to television CNN and news agencies AFP and Sputnik.
The Pentagon does not believe that this device that entered US airspace “several days ago” constitutes a major threat because it “has limited additive value from an intelligence (data) gathering perspective.”
In any case, the official clarified that they are “taking measures” to protect themselves “from the collection of confidential information by foreign intelligence.”
Several fighter planes examined the balloon as it flew over Mountainin the north of the country. It currently flies “at an altitude well above commercial air traffic” and “does not represent a military or physical threat to people on land“Pentagon spokesman Pat Ryder said in a statement.
China-US tension
The tensions with china are high in many subjects, as explained from telam: from Taiwan, which the Chinese government considers part of its territory and which it intends to regain control of one day, if necessary by force.
Also, the South China Seahuman rights in the western region of xinjiang and the crackdown on Hong Kong democracy activistsjust like him China’s tacit support for Russia’s invasion of Ukrainehis refusal to control North Korea’s sprawling ballistic missile program and ongoing disputes over trade and technology.
In this context, the incident occurs when the Secretary of State, Anthony Blinkenwould make his first trip to Beijing, scheduled for this weekend to try to “find common ground”, according to details from the national news agency.
Source: Ambito
