Google maps isn’t good enough?
I definitely think that watching the US response to learn their priorities when their air space is invaded was part of that.
They are testing the waters aside from spying out our weaknesses.
Should have been shot down long ago.
The Chinese also proved to themselves that they could use such large balloons to smuggle large materials (e.g., small nuclear devices) into CONUS and parachute them in remote areas for later retrieval by operatives. Same concept for pathogens and disease vectors.
Bkmk
China , in collaboration with Democrats and pretend Republicans, launched a Virus upon America in order to steal the elections for their own choice. Why not demonstrate to the World the power they have achieved over their greatest enemy?
Fake, Criminal, POTUS, Joe Biden & his Democrat Cronies,served their Chinese Communist Bosses well by letting their tracking balloon float completely across the entire USA before they took action to shoot it down!!! The CCP got everything they wanted from old Joe Biden and company!!! Sad...Many Americans have no clue as to the future dangers Biden has brought forth!!!
I,for one, will not be watching/listening to one word that Biden utters in his “State Of The Union” address, this coming Tuesday evening. Wake up Fellow Americans...Wise up Fellow Americans...the Biden, handwriting is clearly on the wall for all to see and hear!!! Pass up on the Biden speech..period!!!
“Sends message that US isn’t willing or able to control its airspace”
Interesting to me that the Air Force is running ads with a tag line: “We own the sky”
Always remember, when a banana republic has to tell you what it is or does, it is lying.
That Joa Bi-din was born in Scranton, but was made in China.
Let us not forget that the gender reveal balloon (It’s a He/She/It!) from Chyna was first over ALASKA! It could have been shot down in a remote area! How about Canaduh? Do they let gender reveal balloons freely overfly their country?
The interviewer is an airhead - asking silly questions, then asking a question and immediately before getting an answer, asking a contradictory question.
Neither knows anything about surveillance - Chang gives stock answers as usual. Can’t blame him as the questions are so dumb.
PS If you watch the video be sure to bring plenty of eye bleach. Fortunately, after the first few minutes, it descends into unwatchable territory, and you can skip the rest.
Forbes is owned mostly by a Hong Kong based investment group. Any info from them would have to be vetted carefully. Steve Forbes is no longer majority controller. Goodby equivocal journalism at Forbes.
It is the equivalent of one getting shot the bird (the middle finger).
If you don’t see it then it didn’t happen. Some of my help once told me I while turning in job site pulling a long trailer “ that lady gave you the finger”, my reply, gave you the finger I didn’t see it.
I don’t have a point here just rambling , good morning.
“The balloon was maneuverable “
I posted that here a few days ago and was derided about my ignorance. I was told it followed the jet stream. (Coincidentally, the jet stream swooshes from military base to military base, and stops moving over each of them.)
The Chicoms are trying to show that they’re the big dogs now.
Could a civilian shoot it down?
We don't need any help from China along those lines - we're doing great all on our own.
The key to the whole international situation right now is, "Can Germany be flipped?"
Perhaps an Aviation expert can help - wasn’t this balloon required to have transponder with a filed flight plan? Which would have meant they needed approval from somewhere in the Brandon administration for the overflight.
NOW it can be revealed, it was a bylloon. The bylloon’s pronouns are (*&”/#@/&*) a State secret. Because the bylloon was not destroyed over US airspace can be interpreted to mean that bylloonphobia, and antibylloonism are not growing as fast as suspected, and there is still time to institute Federal re-education (preschool to post graduate level) bylloonism sensitivity training and brainwashing. By the time the Feds are done, any cis/hetero balloons will be a distant memory.