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MelbuFrahma4
02/05/23 12:42:05 AM
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https://apnews.com/article/politics-united-states-government-china-antony-blinken-51e49202f2a0a50541cde059934c4cfb

The U.S. military on Saturday shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the Carolina coast after it traversed sensitive military sites across North America. China insisted the flyover was an accident involving a civilian aircraft and threatened repercussions. President Joe Biden issued the order but had wanted the balloon downed even earlier, on Wednesday. He was advised that the best time for the operation would be when it was over water, U.S. officials said. Military officials determined that bringing it down over land from an altitude of 60,000 feet would pose an undue risk to people on the ground. China responded that it reserved the right to "take further actions" and criticized the U.S. for "an obvious overreaction and a serious violation of international practice." In its statement Sunday, China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that "China will resolutely uphold the relevant company's legitimate rights and interests, and at the same time reserving the right to take further actions in response." The presence of the balloon in the skies above the U.S. this week dealt a severe blow to already strained U.S.-Chinese relations that have been in a downward spiral for years. It prompted Secretary of State Antony Blinken to abruptly cancel a high-stakes Beijing trip aimed at easing tensions.

The Americans were able to collect intelligence on the balloon as it flew over the U.S., giving them a number of days to analyze it and learn how it moved and what it was capable of surveilling, according to two senior defense officials said. The officials said the U.S. military was constantly assessing the threat, and concluded that the technology on the balloon didn't give the Chinese significant intelligence beyond what it could already obtain from satellites, though the U.S. took steps to mitigate what information it could gather as it moved along. Republicans were critical of Biden's response. "Allowing a spy balloon from the Communist Party of China to travel across the entire continental United States before contesting its presence is a disastrous projection of weakness by the White House," said Mississippi Sen. Roger Wicker, the top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee.

World War 3 here we come.

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Ratchetrockon
02/05/23 12:44:54 AM
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I hope my bro doesn't get drafted

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St0rmFury
02/05/23 12:45:47 AM
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Send in meal team six.

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Cocytus
02/05/23 12:46:16 AM
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*yawn*
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Bat178
02/05/23 12:46:49 AM
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China's not going to start WW3 over a fucking balloon.

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littlebro07
02/05/23 12:47:13 AM
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St0rmFury posted...
Send in meal team six.

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KaZooo
02/05/23 12:47:41 AM
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The balloon was likely bait, putting the US in a predicament of looking overly defensive, or looking lenient over intrusion of airspace.

The "apology/excuse" that it accidently went adrift was pre-planned BS that obviously wasn't going to be trusted. As expected, it was also going to put Biden in the spotlight of his domestic opposition. CCP knew what this would and could do, without needing to actually launch a hostile attack.


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hockeybub89
02/05/23 12:47:56 AM
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I'm sure the conservatives who were telling Ukraine to surrender to Russia are now advocating for us to avoid angering China further. Totally.

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Smashingpmkns
02/05/23 12:48:39 AM
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Seems like a non-statement if anything.

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dj1200
02/05/23 12:50:29 AM
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You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come.

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Gobstoppers12
02/05/23 12:52:22 AM
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I guess if it's 'an accident' we have to just let things enter our airspace unhindered.

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UnholyMudcrab
02/05/23 12:56:41 AM
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China's threats mean literally nothing. It's not even worth reporting on them.

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Thompson
02/05/23 1:00:53 AM
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China%27s_final_warning

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KogaSteelfang
02/05/23 1:02:16 AM
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MelbuFrahma4 posted...
China insisted the flyover was an accident involving a civilian aircraft
They accidentally flew over the entirely wrong continent? Like, the whole thing. On the other side of an ocean from China. By mistake.

Honestly, they'd look better to just own up to spying rather than claim such incompetence.

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Irony
02/05/23 1:18:00 AM
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We should fly stuff over China and be like oops it was just an accident

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Revelation34
02/05/23 1:20:01 AM
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MelbuFrahma4 posted...
https://apnews.com/article/politics-united-states-government-china-antony-blinken-51e49202f2a0a50541cde059934c4cfb

The U.S. military on Saturday shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the Carolina coast after it traversed sensitive military sites across North America. China insisted the flyover was an accident involving a civilian aircraft and threatened repercussions. President Joe Biden issued the order but had wanted the balloon downed even earlier, on Wednesday. He was advised that the best time for the operation would be when it was over water, U.S. officials said. Military officials determined that bringing it down over land from an altitude of 60,000 feet would pose an undue risk to people on the ground. China responded that it reserved the right to "take further actions" and criticized the U.S. for "an obvious overreaction and a serious violation of international practice." In its statement Sunday, China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that "China will resolutely uphold the relevant company's legitimate rights and interests, and at the same time reserving the right to take further actions in response." The presence of the balloon in the skies above the U.S. this week dealt a severe blow to already strained U.S.-Chinese relations that have been in a downward spiral for years. It prompted Secretary of State Antony Blinken to abruptly cancel a high-stakes Beijing trip aimed at easing tensions.

The Americans were able to collect intelligence on the balloon as it flew over the U.S., giving them a number of days to analyze it and learn how it moved and what it was capable of surveilling, according to two senior defense officials said. The officials said the U.S. military was constantly assessing the threat, and concluded that the technology on the balloon didn't give the Chinese significant intelligence beyond what it could already obtain from satellites, though the U.S. took steps to mitigate what information it could gather as it moved along. Republicans were critical of Biden's response. "Allowing a spy balloon from the Communist Party of China to travel across the entire continental United States before contesting its presence is a disastrous projection of weakness by the White House," said Mississippi Sen. Roger Wicker, the top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee.

World War 3 here we come.


Lol yeah right.

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MabusIncarnate
02/05/23 1:24:28 AM
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Further actions incoming

USA receives invoice from China for $7.84 to cover the costs of the downed balloon.

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refmon
02/05/23 1:28:07 AM
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Thompson posted...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China%27s_final_warning


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LeoRavus
02/05/23 1:37:23 AM
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Irony posted...
We should fly stuff over China and be like oops it was just an accident

And China would shoot it over an urban neighborhood without giving af.

I don't understand how they can be mad about this. They invaded US airspace with a mystery balloon and expected us to just let it float back to China like nothing happened?

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LeoRavus
02/05/23 1:38:39 AM
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And didn't China shoot down a commercial airliner a couple years ago? Now they're pissed over a balloon. lol

Fuck them.

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WarfireX
02/05/23 1:42:26 AM
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We need to retaliate with extreme measures.

I've had enough of their crap.

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Nukazie
02/05/23 1:47:12 AM
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intercontinental ballistic balloons incoming!

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sabin017
02/05/23 1:48:03 AM
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they'll purchase Fandom

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Strider102
02/05/23 1:50:18 AM
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Bring it on Pooh Bear

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Drumiester
02/05/23 1:58:18 AM
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This...Is....WAR!

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Foppe
02/05/23 1:59:11 AM
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Bat178 posted...
China's not going to start WW3 over a fucking balloon.
Well, USA and UK started a war over a pig...

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Baha05
02/05/23 1:59:43 AM
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Strider102 posted...
Bring it on Pooh Bear
We should send our own balloon with pooh disguised as a rain cloud

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UnholyMudcrab
02/05/23 2:03:39 AM
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LeoRavus posted...
And didn't China shoot down a commercial airliner a couple years ago? Now they're pissed over a balloon. lol

Fuck them.
Iran shot down an airliner in 2020, is that what you're thinking of?

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LeoRavus
02/05/23 2:06:21 AM
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UnholyMudcrab posted...
Iran shot down an airliner in 2020, is that what you're thinking of?
Ah that's right. Fuck China anyway

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Kim_Seong-a
02/05/23 2:08:49 AM
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Further "actions"?

So like, are they gonna send more balloons?

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sabin017
02/05/23 2:12:37 AM
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Baha05 posted...
We should send our own balloon with pooh disguised as a rain cloud
a Big Buttt Skinner-style balloon of Pooh would be *chef's kiss*

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wackyteen
02/05/23 2:14:10 AM
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This is propaganda geared towards the Chinese people.

"Look! One of our (totally not government owned) companies sent an INNOCENT balloon over American airspace and they BRUTALLY and VIOLENTLY shot it down! We won't let them get away with uncalled for attacks on Chinese integrity (even though we were totally in the wrong)!"

Their threat to escalate is about as credible as the endless threat of use of nuclear weapons that Russia has been warning of for... A year now

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Foppe
02/05/23 2:14:23 AM
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Kim_Seong-a posted...
Further "actions"?

So like, are they gonna send more balloons?
Balloons with bombs.

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Thompson
02/05/23 2:31:53 AM
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LeoRavus posted...
And China would shoot it over an urban neighborhood without giving af.
And then bawl without a shred of irony that the US is "violating the national safety of China."

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Gobstoppers12
02/05/23 2:33:19 AM
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Thompson posted...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China%27s_final_warning
Lmao, I've never heard this used before, I love it. Gonna try to remember to use it from now on.

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The_Wheelman1
02/05/23 2:42:01 AM
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https://youtu.be/BNpu8TJSnxM?t=20

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Agonized_rufous
02/05/23 2:54:19 AM
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https://youtu.be/OBZitH8VFEc

We should return fire.

Quickly, order them from Alibaba

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indica
02/05/23 2:56:38 AM
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Thompson posted...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China%27s_final_warning
funny

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Kloe_Rinz
02/05/23 2:58:11 AM
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You dont accidentally launch surveillance balloons over military airspace
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SizeDoesMatter
02/05/23 2:59:52 AM
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The US should release the Thanksgiving Macy's parade balloons over China. At least USA's balloons have style!

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Frosted_Midna
02/05/23 3:50:50 AM
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China should just play Balloon Fighter and go to be!

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PrettyBoyFloyd
02/05/23 2:09:46 PM
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Fuck China

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AlCalavicci
02/05/23 2:45:53 PM
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I don't understand the stance here

How long would it have taken for it to leave China and make it to the US?

And in all that time, China didn't know it left China?

And if it did, know it left China, they didn't tell anyone or tell the US that they lost one of it's balloons?


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Kaiganeer
02/05/23 2:51:31 PM
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"you popped our balloon, looks like we'll have to invade taiwan"
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FortuneCookie
02/05/23 2:59:10 PM
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If Winnie the Pooh really wants WW3, he'll find an excuse to start it. Otherwise, this is a bunch of saber-rattling.
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Agonized_rufous
02/05/23 3:00:31 PM
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AlCalavicci posted...
I don't understand the stance here

How long would it have taken for it to leave China and make it to the US?

And in all that time, China didn't know it left China?

And if it did, know it left China, they didn't tell anyone or tell the US that they lost one of it's balloons?

China gains nothing by letting us know. They don't really care about having a good relationship since we're only connected at the hip economically. Militarily they tell us to blow it out our ass and try to steal everything they can and we live with it. If both countries had no ties economically, we'd just be a full-on cold war and tell each other to kick rocks


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Background_Guy
02/05/23 3:04:46 PM
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https://www.reddit.com/r/ChinaWarns/
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Alucard188
02/05/23 3:11:32 PM
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Just go to Dollarama and buy a hundred for $5. Fuck.

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the_pika
02/05/23 3:14:43 PM
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Kaiganeer posted...
"you popped our balloon, looks like we'll have to invade taiwan"


FortuneCookie posted...
If Winnie the Pooh really wants WW3, he'll find an excuse to start it. Otherwise, this is a bunch of saber-rattling.

this crossed my mind :

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Maine_(1889)

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