Chinese spy balloons have been tracked over Japan and Taiwan after similar aircraft traversed the US earlier this year, according to a new report. Photos have captured apparent Chinese crafts passi…
Photos have captured apparent Chinese crafts passing over northern Japan and Taiwan’s capital Taipei in recent years, theThe UK outlet partnered with Wisconsin-based artificial intelligence company Synthetaic to produce new images to document that the China balloons “had been not just a one-off, but a continuing effort dating back at least five years,” according to former CIA East Asia analyst John Culver.
Chinese spy balloons have also been spotted over Japan and Taiwan as similar aircraft traversed the US earlier this year, according to a new report.In February, the US shot down the balloon that collected intelligence from military sites, according to reports.“The reason why Xi Jinping got very upset in terms of when I shot that balloon down with two boxcars full of spy equipment in it is he didn’t know it was there,” President Biden. “No, I’m serious.
The balloon rose nearly 200 feet in height, and the US took 12 days to collect scattered debris from it after it was downed.“The reason why Xi Jinping [pictured above] got very upset in terms of when I shot that balloon down with two boxcars full of spy equipment in it is he didn’t know it was there,” Biden said last week.Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada in February revealed that Tokyo had also detected suspicious flying objects in June 2020 and September 2021.
Meanwhile, a Taiwanese weather service snapped pictures of a balloon crossing over Taipei in September 2021.
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