Pentagon tracking Chinese spy balloon over US | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News ⬇️
This handout photo from Chase Doak taken on February 1, 2023 and released on February 2 shows a suspected Chinese spy balloon in the sky over Billings, Montana. – The Pentagon said February 2 it was tracking a Chinese spy balloon flying high over the United States, reviving tensions between the two countries just days ahead of a rare visit to Beijing by the top US diplomat. /
“Clearly, the intent of this balloon is for surveillance,” said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity. Blinken’s visit to Beijing, which follows a meeting last November between Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the G20 summit, will be the first trip to the Asian country by the United States’ top diplomat since 2018.
The State Department declined immediate comment on Thursday on whether the incident would scuttle Blinken’s trip.The defense official said the balloon entered US airspace “a couple days ago,” but that American intelligence had been tracking it well before that. “Canadians are safe and Canada is taking steps to ensure the security of its airspace, including the monitoring of a potential second incident,” the department said, without giving further details or mentioning China.However, this one has lingered in US airspace much longer, the senior US defense official said.
The defense official said “the seriousness of the issue” with the balloon had been raised with Beijing officials.China offered no immediate comment on the issue.
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