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submitted 10 months ago by DolphinMath@slrpnk.net to c/world@lemmy.world

Taiwan's defence ministry said it had detected six more Chinese balloons flying over the Taiwan Strait on Sunday, one of which crossed the island, the latest in a spate of such balloons the ministry says it has seen over the past month-and-a-half.

The ministry earlier this month, in a strongly worded statement, accused China of threatening aviation safety and waging psychological warfare on the island's people with the balloons, days before Taiwan's Jan. 13 elections.

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[-] Kirca@lemmy.world 16 points 10 months ago

I forgot about Chinese balloons lol, did anything ever come about after that one was shot down by the Americans?

[-] Tremble@sh.itjust.works 7 points 10 months ago
[-] Caaaaarrrrlll@lemmy.ml 4 points 10 months ago

The kid that leaked material about the war in Ukraine over Discord last year also leaked info about the balloon.

It's on the Internet... Here's a documentary that mentions it: https://youtu.be/AkgkBEuEHwU look around 3 minutes in

[-] Kirca@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Thanks for this, something to listen to over my lunch break :)

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