A bizarre turn in the Chinese Spionagesaga has finally unveiled the content of the mysterious floating security device.
Researchers discovered that the balloon – who floated over the US on 4 February 2023 before it was eventually shot over the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of South Carolina – was secretly equipped with technology made by the US.
It was full of the same technology that De Beijing may have helped to spy on unsuspecting Americans, told two sources with direct knowledge of the classified research exclusively to Newsweek.
Military analysts who dismantled the balloon discovered that it was full of American satellite communication modules and advanced sensors from at least five different American companies, as reported by the outlet.
A Chinese patent that was discovered during the study also showed alarmingly that Beijing had already mapped exactly how American satellite technology to use to control these spy balloons and harvesting sensitive data.
The required equipment was reportedly easily available for purchase online.
Last February the Pentagon determined that the balloon found at a great height and intercepted by the American army was 'probably' a 'hobby balloon'.
In a statement, Norad, together with the Federal Aviation Administration, said at the time that the mysterious balloon was followed by ground radars' until it left us at night. '
The American army intercepted a balloon that floated over Utah on Friday. The Pentagon said it was not a threat. Shown: File photo of China Spy Ballon about us in 2023
A similar balloon was found that floated over the US and was finally shot off the coast of South Carolina on February 4, 2023
“The balloon was intercepted by Norad hunters above Utah, who established that it was not maneuverable and was not a threat to national security,” Norad said.
'The FAA also determined that the balloon was not a danger to flight safety. Norad remains in close coordination with the FAA to guarantee flight safety. '
That balloon came over Alaska in January in the American airspace and eventually flew over an American military base in Montana before it was shot by an F-22 Raptor off the coast of South Carolina.
In June the Pentagon said that the 'intelligence collection capacities' had, but American officials could not confirm whether China collected information in real -time.
The discovery then caused Beijing, who promised countermeasures, with another tension on a relationship that is already being damaged by commercial practices, rates, taiwan, human rights and the ties of China with Russia before President Vladimir Putin launched his Ukraine invasion.
Republicans criticized former President Joe Biden because they had not brought it down before.
The incident also led to a period in which the army shot other non -created objects.
The earlier incident forced Antony Minister Antony to shine a planned trip to China and at the same time criticize as an 'irresponsible act'.
Last June Biden said he didn't think “the leadership knew where it was and knew what was in it and knew what was going on,” it called “more embarrassing than the intentional.”
Last year's incident brought information about a series of observations
Marine Zeilers recovered parts of the spy balloon after an American jet shot it off the coast of South Carolina last year
In November President Joe Biden met Chinese President Xi Jinping in San Francisco, because the two high-stakes have conversations about the relationship between the US and China
China claimed that the balloon was used for weather -related issues, although American intelligence services concluded that it was used for espionage.
And last November, Biden met Chinese President Xi Jinping in San Francisco, because the two conversations with high efforts have about the relationship between the American China.
The two leaders met for four hours in a historic house outside San Francisco.
Their meeting started with a warm double -covered handshake and a statement from XI that the world is 'large enough' for both countries, despite years of rising rhetoric and provocations.
“The China-us relationship has never been smooth sailing and is always confronted with problems of some nature,” Xi said through a translator as he met Biden at that time.
“Yet it remained ahead in the midst of turns. For China and the United States it is not an option to turn their back on each other. It is unrealistic for the one hand to renovate the other, and conflicts and confrontation has terrible consequences for both parties. Planet Earth is large enough for the two countries to succeed. '
