The mysterious Chinese spy balloon that drifted through the United States in 2023 during former President Biden's term, apparently equipped with the technology of American companies.
It continued to swirl with Chinese spy balloons that the Biden administration inexplicably allowed the nation to drift off the country before being shot down by an F-22 fighter jet off the coast of South Carolina on February 4, 2023. They reportedly tried to hide information from Americans and Congress about the incident.
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According to Report from Newsweek – “Two sources with direct knowledge of technical analysis conducted by the US military” – China's spyballoon is equipped with the technology of American companies, essentially allowing China to spy on the US. did.
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Discovery of satellite communication modules, sensors and other technologies from at least five US companies is a US company that limits the export of technologies that could have military use to major enemy countries such as China, Russia and Iran. It emphasizes the failure of the efforts. It also raises questions about the role of private companies selling equipment around the world to control the ultimate users of defense applications and dual-use technology that can have civilian use.
The Chinese patent reviewed by Newsweek is exactly the same as a balloon across the US, based on the use of a satellite transceiver from a US company that the Chinese balloon controller communicates with and uses to transmit data. This article explains balloon communication systems. , it is easily available online.
The update came shortly after the report in December, revealing that Balloon had communicated using an American Internet Service Provider. At the time, China claimed it was just the weather.
“It shows that China's spyballoons have now gathered intelligence from several sensitive military sites as they traveled through the United States,” Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) said in April 2023. I did. The country before anything was done. ”
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