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China says debris from balloon shot down over US “belongs” to them [video][1min]
- anikan_vader 4y agoNot really how it works when you a violate another superpower's sovereign airspace. Interesting to see them so invested in it given that it's just a "weather balloon." Actually though, it seems pretty remarkable how poorly Chinese diplomats have handled this. Perhaps it is to maintain domestic support, but they seem to have made a series of unforced diplomatic errors, both with non-credible statements and with belligerent statements like this (which are typically not recommended when you fly spycraft over your adversaries mainland).
- petre 4y agoTypical PRC insolence, feeling entitled to the debris after violating another sovereign nation's airspace. I just wonder why it took the US so much time to shoot it down.
- thesuperbigfrog 4y ago>> I just wonder why it took the US so much time to shoot it down. After they determined that it posed no immediate threat, they scanned it and monitored it to understand its capabilities while in operation: https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/u-2-spy-planes-snooped-on-chinese-surveillance-balloon https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/u-2-spy-planes-snooped...
- PM_me_your_math 4y agoNot anymore. Mine.
- Kon-Peki 4y agoOh yeah, sure, you can have it back. Unfortunately, it seems to have landed near some debris from a previous military test of ours. Since you are very clear about proper ownership of the pieces, we need to be certain that we only give you back your stuff and not ours. We'll need to look closely at all the pieces to determine who owns what. You can assist us by sending over detailed schematics of your spy balloon. Thanks in advance.
- rasz 4y agoI dont see a problem here. Debris can be returned together with the monitoring and cleanup bill.