In a talk with reporters, Mao said that politicians and the public should refrain from judging “before we have a clear understanding of the facts” about the spy balloon reports.
The United States government, meanwhile, analyzed the possibility of shooting down the device, according to US officials. “Clearly, the intent of this balloon is surveillance.and the current flight path takes it to a number of sensitive sites,” a government official said.
A spy balloon in the USA
Tensions between the United States and China grew again this Thursday when a senior US Defense official reported that the Pentagon watches a Chinese spy balloon fly over its territory. At the request of President Joe Biden, the Department of Defense He considered the possibility of shooting down the aircraft.
Even so, he made the decision not to do so due to the potential risks to people on the ground., said the source who requested anonymity. The balloon flew over the northern United States the last few days at a high altitude and Pat Ryder, representative of the Pentagon, assured that “they keep surveillance of it very closely.”
The balloon was seen over Billings, Montana on Wednesday. It was learned that it flew over the Auletian Islands, through Canada and into Montana, although Pentagon sources declined to say where it is now.
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A second spy balloon in Canada?
In addition to the artifact detected in the United States, Canada confirmed this Friday the detection of a second spy balloon that could belong to Chinaas reported by the Canadian Department of Defense in an official statement.
This was stated in an official government communiqué, which announced cooperation between the Canadian and North American forces with the aim of clarifying the situation: “A high-altitude surveillance balloon has been detected and the US-Canada North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) is actively tracking their movements.”
Source: Ambito
