US EditionChina halted spy balloon program some time after US downed device: report
- China has suspended its surveillance balloon program following an incident where one of the high-altitude spy balloons crossed into US airspace, leading to its destruction by American fighter jets. This decision by Chinese leaders is seen as an attempt to address friction points in US-China relations ahead of a potential meeting between President Biden and Xi Jinping.
- The US has observed no new launches of Chinese surveillance balloons since the incident. The balloon fleet, which had conducted missions on multiple continents, has been halted for now.
- In response to the incident, the US widened its radar systems to detect objects at high altitudes and speeds, addressing a previous oversight that had allowed other suspected Chinese spy balloons to cross the continental US undetected under the Trump administration. This led to the shootdown of three unidentified high-altitude objects.
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China Appears to Suspend Spy Balloon Program
CNN: “U.S. officials believe that Chinese leaders have made a deliberate decision not to launch additional balloons since the one over the US was shot down by American fighter jets in February.” “The apparent suspension of the program comes as both the US and China have sought to stabilize an increasingly tense relationship.”
ChiComs pull plug on spy balloon program: US intel
US intelligence officials tell CNN it appears the ChiComs have suspended their spy balloon program in the aftermath of the famous incident when American fighter jets shot down a wayward orb and its large gondola in the Atlantic following a week of aimless transcontinental drift and frenzied bitching by elected Republicans amplified wall-to-wall coverage in right wing media back in February. Officials say they’ve observed no new launches and beli…
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