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The (alleged) Chinese spy balloon.

Tangle

CHAPTER

What the Left and the Right Are Saying About Spy Balloons

China's explanation was laughably unconvincing, much like the United States explanations when were caught in similar positions. In the grand scheme of things though this story is being blown wildly out of proportion. The U.S. has far more intrusive spying methods than a hot air balloon and they're active not just in China but across the globe. Calls for recalling ambassadors or further isolating ourselves would be a major overreaction to a rather ordinary event with much more public spectacle.

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