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According to American intelligence officials, China Spy Balloon Program is part of a global surveillance effort to collect information on the military capabilities of countries around the

world. Spy balloons have advantages over satellites. They can fly closer to the earth and drift with

wind patterns that are not as predictable to militaries and intelligence agencies.

They can also hover over areas and their cameras can provide clearer images than those on orbital

satellites. We now know that Beijing has used such airships to probe American airspace in the

past. One other time under President Biden and three under

former President Trump. They have been spotted over five continents in total. Unlike satellites

which travel in space, balloons are like other aircraft in that they are subject to international

aviation law. According to such law, a nation's airspace is sovereign territory that cannot

be entered without express permission. As a result, surveillance balloons are clear violations of

national sovereignty when they enter another country's airspace. In other news, Dutch prosecutor

said yesterday that it was likely that Russian President Vladimir Putin

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