The Department of Defense official statement describes this as a Chinese platform sent to spy on our strategic infrastructure.
There is no “quiet part”. Our official position is stated and
openly published.
So we have cast China as liars.
Now…what are we going to do about it?
Prob more stupid stuff.
Like send the House Speaker or more chicken hawk politicians to Taiwan.
Conduct more military exercises.
Ramp up more sanctions.
Pressure our struggling allies to do the same.
What is important to know is WHAT EQUIPMENTS are in that balloon. Have we even tried to retrieve them? Or are they now under the deep blue sea, to be abandoned and forgotten.
So we have cast China as liars.
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We did not cast China as liars - the CCP always lies about everything. They do it to themselves - no help needed.
Rule: Never believe what our government-media complex says.
Rule: If it sounds ridiculous, think it through even more. Use Occam’s Razor, logic, etc. See Climate Change, WMDs, Covid, Russiagate...
For example, https://en.rattibha.com/thread/1621753847390830592
In short, this is all fiction.