US intelligence confirms Chinese spy balloon was part of global surveillance ... trends now
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China's suspected 'spy balloon' that unnerved millions of Americans across the country last week is seemingly part of a larger global surveillance plot by Beijing's authoritarian government, a new report claimed on Wednesday.
Citing three people familiar with the US intelligence community's assessments, the New York Times reports that last week's diplomatic incident is part of a world-wide campaign of Chinese spying.
The likely goal is reportedly to gather more information about American military bases as well as other countries' military capabilities.
Such surveillance devices were reportedly detected in at least 12 different countries across five continents.
Air Force jets shot down the balloon which kicked off public furor over Beijing's brazen spying tactics on Saturday, just off the coast of South Carolina.
The suspected Chinese spy balloon drifts to the ocean after being shot down off the coast in Surfside Beach, South Carolina, U.S. February 4, 2023
It was first detected crossing US territory on
