Chinese spy balloons, similar to those previously seen over the US, were spotted flying over Taiwan twice in a month.
Taiwan’s Defense Ministry refrained from labeling them as spy operations, officially terming them “weather balloons.”
This comes ahead of Taiwan’s presidential election, with the frontrunner openly advocating for Taiwan’s independence, a stance China strongly opposes. (Trending: Bud Light Gets Bad News Ahead of Christmas)
6 PLA aircraft and 2 PLAN vessels around Taiwan were detected by 6 a.m.(UTC+8) today. 1 of the detected aircraft (Y-8 ASW)had entered Taiwan’s SW ADIZ. #ROCArmedForces have monitored the situation and tasked appropriate forces to respond. pic.twitter.com/aSkwP8KPsI
— 國防部 Ministry of National Defense, R.O.C. 🇹🇼 (@MoNDefense) December 18, 2023
The US experienced a similar incident earlier in the year, leading to concerns about the Biden administration’s handling of the situation.
“In terms of … the balloon and … the capabilities that it has, as you heard at the time, we were aware that it had intelligence collection capabilities, but it … has been our assessment now that it did not collect while it was transiting the United States or over-flying the United States,” Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said.
“Joe Biden has just given the ‘okay’ for Chinese spy balloons to fly all over our nation,” Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert said.
“Have we ever looked weaker?” she asked.
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