The Canadian government spoke Friday of “a second potential incident” after Washington announced the presence of a Chinese spy balloon over the United States for several days.
“Canadians are safe and Canada is taking steps to keep our airspace safe, including monitoring for a possible second incident,” Canada’s Department of National Defense said in a statement.
The Pentagon had been tracking the movements of a Chinese spy balloon flying high over US territory and sensitive military sites for several days, an episode that reignited tensions between the two rival superpowers just days before a planned visit by US Foreign Minister Antony. Blinken to China.
“measures to protect us against the collection of sensitive information”
At the request of President Joe Biden, the Pentagon had been considering shooting down the balloon, which had been detected for approximately two days, but the decision was made not to do so due to the risks the debris posed to those on the ground. a senior US defense official told reporters on Thursday, on condition of anonymity.
“We have no doubt that the ball is from China,” he said.
“We are taking measures to protect ourselves against the collection of sensitive information,” he said, while insisting on the “limited added value in terms of information collection” of the device, described as a fairly large balloon.
Source: BFM TV
