China Spy Balloon: Chinese surveillance balloon is part of a big program, targeting many countries including India

Different types of new claims are being made daily regarding China’s spy balloon. Now US officials claim that China’s spy balloon is part of a global surveillance effort. Which is designed to collect information about the military capabilities of all countries. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that China has violated the sovereignty of not only America, but many countries across five continents. At the same time, according to the report of the Washington Post, the spy balloon has been operating partially from the south coast of China from Hainan province for many years. The report claims that it has gathered information on military capabilities in the regions of Japan, India, Vietnam, Taiwan and the Philippines for emerging strategic interests for China.

The Post’s report was based on interviews with several anonymous defense and intelligence officials. Officials have said that these surveillance airships, operated by the PLA (People’s Liberation Army) air force, have been spotted on five continents. A senior defense staffer said that these balloons are part of the PRC (People’s Republic of China) fleet of balloons, which have been developed to conduct surveillance operations. In addition to the balloon tracked last week, there have been at least four sightings over Florida, Texas and Guam in recent years.

The Pentagon, the headquarters of the US Department of Defense, has claimed that there have been four previous cases of Chinese surveillance balloons flying over US airspace, and the recently destroyed Chinese balloon in the US has been a major threat to China’s surveillance for “many years”. Was part of the program. Defense Department spokesman Gen. Pat Ryder told reporters that the US Northern Command is trying to recover the wreckage of the destroyed balloon. Responding to a question, he said that the US is aware that earlier also four balloons were flown over American territory. Media reports in the US state that China has operated a fleet of spy balloons targeting several countries, including India and Japan. American officials have informed their friends and allies, including India, about the Chinese balloon information.