Europe 1 with AFP 6:40 p.m., February 8, 2023

This Wednesday, the spokeswoman for the White House said that China has deployed "over the past few years" a "fleet of balloons intended for spy operations" around the world.

This claim comes days after the United States shot down an aircraft flying over its territory.

China has deployed "in recent years" a "fleet of balloons intended for spy operations" around the world, White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre said on Wednesday.

“Chinese balloons have been observed over countries on five continents” whose sovereignty they “violated”, she said during a press briefing, a few days after the United States shot down an aircraft flying over their territory.

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