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Chinese balloon capable of gathering intelligence – US official
A suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that the US shot down this week was able to collect communications signals, a US official has said.
It was equipped with multiple antennas capable of “intelligence collection operations”, a senior State Department official said in a background briefing.
On Thursday, US lawmakers passed a non-binding resolution condemning China for the balloon.
China has denied the balloon was used for spying purposes and has said the balloon was a weather device blown astray.
The US, however, believes the balloon is part of a wider fleet of surveillance balloons that has spanned five continents.
(BBC)