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Chinese Spy Balloon Fallout: Military Expert John Culver

Intelligence Matters

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Is China Taiwan a Good Place to Collect Intelligence?

John Avlon: The White House said they didn't think that the Chinese were gaining much additional intelligence here compared to what their spy satellites were capable of producing. Is it too early to come to that conclusion since we haven't actually seen what they've collected yet? He says there's also a political dynamic always with China. Avlon: I wonder if the idea about sending high-altitude balloons over the United States wasn't in and of itself something that would have been attractive to them.

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