INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
NEW DELHI: A United States media report has actually declared that China has been operating a fleet of spy balloons targeting several
countries consisting of India and Japan for a number of years
Nevertheless, there is no particular info on the degree or period of the spying on Indian military properties
According to a report in the Washington Post, US deputy secretary of state Wendy Sherman apparently briefed agents from 40 embassies on the
spying issue on Monday.This report came just days after the US military shot down a Chinese security craft that was hovering over sensitive
installations in the country.The US shot down a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon on February 4th in the Atlantic Ocean, which it
believes was part of a bigger effort by China to spy on military properties in lots of countries.The Washington Post reported, based on
confidential defense and intelligence sources, that the monitoring balloon effort had actually been collecting information on military
properties in nations that are of strategic interest to China for several years, operating partly from Hainan province in China.These
monitoring balloons or airships, partly run by the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) air force, have actually been spotted over 5 continents,
The balloons belonged to the PRCs (Peoples Republic of China) fleet and were utilized to conduct security operations, breaking the
sovereignty of other countries.The report also specified that at least 4 balloons have actually been spotted over Hawaii, Florida, Texas,
and Guam recently, with 3 of these instances taking place throughout the Trump administration however just recently identified as Chinese
surveillance airships.Meanwhile, the Pentagon released a series of photos of the recovered high-altitude security balloon on Tuesday.The
ballon occurrence has taken place even as the US and China were trying to improve their relationship, following the very first in-person top
between Presidents Biden and Xi
In the wake of balloon concern, nevertheless, United States secretary of state Antony Blinken cancelled a prepared check out to Beijing for
WatchChina targeted a number of nations including India with spy balloons
