WASHINGTON/BEIJING—A Chinese spy balloon has been flying over the United States for a couple of days, US officials said on Thursday, in what would be a brazen act just days ahead of a planned
UP IN THE SKY A resident of Billings, Montana, filmed a huge white object that US military authorities believe to be a spy balloon from China. Chase Doak, who posted his video on social media, said he first thought the balloon was a star but “it was just too big.” —REUTERShas been flying over the United States for a couple of days, US officials said on Thursday, in what would be a brazen act just days ahead of a planned trip to Beijing by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
Separately, Canada’s defense ministry said a “high-altitude surveillance balloon” was detected and that it was monitoring a “potential second incident,” without giving further details, adding that it was in frequent contact with the United States. “Verification is under way” over the reports, foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning told a regular briefing, adding that “until the facts are clear, making conjectures and hyping up the issue will not help to properly resolve it.”
Blinken is expected to travel to China next week for a visit agreed to in November by Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping. It was not clear how the discovery of the spy balloon might affect those plans.
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