Chinese spy balloon was full of American technology

At the beginning of 2023, the United States were under the spell of some suspicious objects that flew above the American territory. A Chinese spy balloon was shot from the sky at the beginning of February off the coast of South Carolina. After that, the US also removed an ‘object’ from the sky above Alaska, one above the adjacent Yukon territory in Canada and one above Lake Huron, a lake in Michigan on the border between the United States and Canada.

The then American President Joe Biden later confirmed that the first object was indeed a spy balloon. The other three objects were not. China maintains that it is a weather balloon and finds the reaction of the United States exaggerated.

Whether the Chinese balloon could have also been able to carry out effective espionage activities and could have collected information was not entirely clear. There were rumors, but they were contradicted just as often.

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The American News Magazine Newsweek has now been able to get more details about that balloon. They found out that the Chinese balloon was full of American technology. There was a satellite communication module, sensors and other technology of at least five American companies in the balloon. Technology from a Swiss company would also have been found. That heard Newsweek With two sources that are close to the investigation. The balloon may also have launchable systems on board that could gather more data. Excellent storage spaces were found in the balloon.

A Chinese patent that was discovered during the study also showed that Beijing had already figured out how American satellite technology should be used to control the spy balloons and collect sensitive data. The required equipment was reportedly easy to buy online.