Pentagon tracking Chinese spy balloon over USWashington, Feb 3 (AFP) Feb 03, 2023The Pentagon said Thursday it was tracking a Chinese spy balloon flying high over the United States, reviving tensions between the two countries just days ahead of a rare visit to Beijing by the top US diplomat. "We assess that this balloon has limited additive value from an intelligence collection perspective," the official said. The defense official said that the balloon entered US airspace "a couple days ago," but that American intelligence had been tracking it well before that. However, this one has lingered in US airspace much longer, the senior defense official said. The defense official said the "the seriousness of the issue" with the balloon had been raised with Beijing officials.
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