China's balloons are part of a strategy to beat the US on a new battlefield: 'near space'
China has denied claims from the U.S. and says the balloon was a civilian research airship.
Source: komu.com
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China has denied claims from the U.S. and says the balloon was a civilian research airship.
In China's eyes, the newest superpower battlefield sits between 12 and 60 miles above the Earth's surface in a thin-aired layer of the atmosphere it calls "near space."