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The White House confirmed Wednesday that China has used balloons to spy on other countries, saying the devices have been spotted on five continents.
“These balloons are all part of a [People’s Republic of China] fleet of balloons developed to conduct the surveillance operations, which have violated the sovereignty of other countries,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters. “And over the past several years, Chinese balloons have previously been spotted all over countries across five continents.