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Chinese spy balloon flies over U.S. infographic
Graphic shows details of the Chinese balloon and facts about high-altitude surveillance balloons in general.
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U.S. tracking Chinese spy balloon

By Jordi Bou

February 3, 2023 - The U.S. is tracking a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that has been spotted flying over sensitive sites.

Defence officials said the balloon had been watched since it entered U.S. airspace by several methods, including crewed aircraft, and has most recently been tracked crossing Montana, home to one of the three nuclear missile silo fields in the country, at Malmstrom Air Force Base.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to travel to China next week for a visit agreed to in November by Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping. It was not clear how the discovery of the spy balloon might affect those plans.

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PUBLISHED: 03/02/2023; STORY: Graphic News; PICTURES: Newscom
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