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[Temstar]

Wow, I see the RAND corporation is hard at work deciphering all the mysterious workings of the Chinese mind in recent days.

 

[Abominable]

The balloon is almost certainly a SIGINT platform, so every second it is left in the air is time that the US is allowing it to gather more critical data, hence the urgency to shoot it down. Destroying it is necessary as a defensive measure.

And I don't think the US needs to justify shooting it down despite the military necessity to do so. It is an adversarial military platform operating in the US' national airspace for crying out loud.

It only place it's a SIGINT platform is in your head.

It's a weather balloon.

 

[ZeEa5KPul]

It is not a typical MSM in the west, but I am not sure. I am a paid subscriber. The fact that it values people like Pepe Escobar and David Goldman and M.K. Bhadrakumar as important contributors tells me that it is not a western MSM.

David Goldman owns Asia Times. He's hostile to China but has a functioning brain.

 

[coolgod]

David Goldman owns Asia Times. He's hostile to China but has a functioning brain.

I don't think David Goldman owns Asia Times, how did you find that out? He is an editor of Asia Times I believe.
This guy Uwe parpart is the chairman of Asia Times Holding, but he may not be the real/biggest owner behind Asia Times.

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[ZeEa5KPul]

I don't think David Goldman owns Asia Times, how did you find that out? He is an editor of Asia Times I believe.
This guy Uwe-parpart is the chairman of Asia Times Holding, but he may not be the real/biggest owner behind Asia Times.

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I recall him mentioning during one of his videos that he started it, but I don't have it offhand.

 

[GodRektsNoobs]

The balloon is almost certainly a SIGINT platform, so every second it is left in the air is time that the US is allowing it to gather more critical data, hence the urgency to shoot it down. Destroying it is necessary as a defensive measure.

And I don't think the US needs to justify shooting it down despite the military necessity to do so. It is an adversarial military platform operating in the US' national airspace for crying out loud.

For a guy named "SinoSoldier," you sure love to regurgitate US propaganda talking points without a single hint of self-awareness...

 

[horse]

It only place it's a SIGINT platform is in your head.

It's a weather balloon.

Are you suggesting this?

Gotta admit, the cat looks kind of cool. Probably will buy one myself.

Will wear it the next time I go out for a stroll.

When I walk through the park, people will think I am playing that Pueko-man game.

 

[Bellum_Romanum]

For a guy named "SinoSoldier," you sure love to regurgitate US propaganda talking points without a single hint of self-awareness...



FYI hes

He's a pretender. He's a Jai Hind

 

[supercat]

For a guy named "SinoSoldier," you sure love to regurgitate US propaganda talking points without a single hint of self-awareness...

Who would collect SIGINT in this day and age using a balloon? Someone is lying. So who, China or the US, is lying? Just remember, today is the 20th anniversary of this event:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1622070262333321216

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1622222348710551553

U.S.' media circus did not occur in a vacuum. It happened after years of anti-China hysteria since the "Pivot to Asia".

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1622325957389418499

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1622016388066861058

This event is an ominous sign that politically, the current US-China relationship is even worse than the situation during the Cold War between the US and Soviet Union.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1622414766311604224

 

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外交部副部长谢锋就美方武力袭击中国无人飞艇向美国驻华使馆负责人提出严正交涉​

谢锋强调，中国民用无人飞艇误入美领空完全是由不可抗力导致的意外、偶发事件，事实一清二楚，不容歪曲抹黑。但美方置若罔闻，执意对即将离开美领空的民用飞艇滥用武力，明显反应过度，严重违反国际法精神和国际惯例。美方所作所为严重冲击、损害巴厘岛会晤以来双方稳定中美关系的努力和进程。中方对此坚决反对、强烈抗议，敦促美方不得采取进一步行动损害中方利益，不得升级、扩大紧张局势。中国政府正密切关注事态发展，将坚决维护中方企业的正当权益，坚决捍卫中方利益和尊严，保留作出进一步必要反应的权利。

China's third formal complaint to US in 24hrs, after yesterday's warnings from the foreign ministry and defense ministry, this time by Vice FM Xie Feng. I think this is a very strong hint that US should stop bringing up anything to do with Balloons. The US will not like what they find, especially from the Pentagon.

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China expresses dissatisfaction and protest over US shooting down civilian airship; US sets bad precedent

Significant consequences
Although the US knows that this airship is harmless, it insisted on shooting it down to maintain its dominant position and it's also believed that the US is very interested in our related technology so that it needs to obtain it in such improper way, Lü Xiang, research fellow at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, told the Global Times on Sunday.

"In fact, such high-altitude balloon is equipped with cutting-edge technologies in terms of material, which the US side may have yet had. Shooting it down caused the loss for the Chinese side and the relevant technology research firm has the right to file claims against the US," Lü said.

Maybe this weather balloon isn't just a regular weather balloon after all.