The Pentagon says the Chinese balloon that flew over the US mainland did not collect the information

The Pentagon said on Thursday (June 29) that the Chinese balloon dropped by the United States over the Atlantic Ocean did not collect intelligence while it was flying over the US territory. “We believe today that he did not collect information while transiting or flying over the United States.”said Pentagon spokesman Pat Ryder.

The United States had Measures taken to reduce He added that getting the information through the balloon that he had “definitely helped”. Pat Rider did not provide further details about these procedures. This majestic balloon crossed the United States from west to east, from Alaska to South Carolina, from the end of January to the beginning of February. It has overtaken strategic military installations. The balloon was shot down on February 4 over the Atlantic Ocean and its wreckage was recovered by the US military, which has since studied its contents.

The incident led to a cooling in relations between Beijing and Washington. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has canceled a long-planned trip to China. Washington confirmed that it was a spy balloon, which Beijing denied, saying it had drifted inadvertently into US airspace.