Balloons Over Military Sites Worldwide, U.S. Officials Say

 

China Sends Spy 

美國官員稱，中國向全球軍事基地發送間諜氣球
與以規則模式繞地球軌道運行的衛星相比，氣球具有一些優勢。它們飛得離地面更近，可以躲避雷達。
一些官員說，它們是中國努力提高其在發生衝突時收集有關美國軍事基地數據的能力的一部分。

Balloons Over Military Sites Worldwide, U.S. Officials Say

• The balloons have some advantages over the satellites that orbit the earth in regular patterns. They fly closer to the ground and can evade radar.
• They are part of an effort by China to hone its ability to gather data about American military bases in the event of a conflict, some officials said.