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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andrew Feinberg

Chinese spy balloon sent data about US military sites back to Beijing before Pentagon could stop it

US Air Force via Reuters

The Chinese spy balloon that passed through American airspace in February was able to transmit at least some of the images and data it collected back to China despite US efforts to stymie its’ intelligence-gathering mission.

According to NBC News, two current US officials and a former Biden administration official said the airship had enough manoeverability that China was able to direct it to make multiple passes over sensitive military sites.

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