With some experts arguing that the gains for China in terms of intelligence gathered are likely to be pretty limited, the reason one of its suspected spy balloons wound up entering US airspace is raising a number of questions.
that China and the US need to do more to ensure the competition between them does not descend into conflict.
A number of experts in this sort of balloon technology have weighed in, arguing that the gains for China in terms of intelligence gathered are likely to be pretty limited.While these types of balloons are able to linger for longer over certain areas, experts say that at this time of year the wind currents such balloons depend on for steering are unreliable and thus it is very unlikely it has been able to hover directly over its intended target.
What is certain is that, although this incident is more visible and high profile, surveillance and espionage is a serious and widespread reality.. Back in 2020, he said the greatest long-term threat to US information and intellectual property was"the counter-intelligence and economic espionage threat from China".
Under Mr Xi, China's actions and words on the international stage have also become more aggressive and unapologetic. In this context, it is also possible that China is less invested in the process of repairing relations than it has seemed.
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