An official government investigation is set to reveal the balloon, tracked across the US in February, carried American technology, according to the Wall Street JournalThe Chinese spy balloon shot down off the east coast of the US earlier this year featured American information-gathering technology, a Wall Street Journal report claims an official investigation will reveal. But it appeared the balloon hadn’t sent data from its final eight-day passage over Alaska, Canada and some other contiguous US states back to China, the WSJ said. The White House and the Federal Bureau of Investigation did not immediately respond to a request for comment. In February, the US shot down the balloon, which had flown over sensitive military sites, sparking a diplomatic crisis. Reuters with additional editing by Sean O’MearaRead more:AI Helps Uncover China Spy Balloon Campaign Evidence – BBCChina Spy Balloon Solar Panels Could Power Advanced Radar: WSJChinese Spy Balloon Sent US Base Intel Back to Beijing: NBCChina Claims US Flew High-Altitude Balloons Over its AirspaceUS ‘Not The Only Target’ Of Chinese Spy Balloons: Blinken

Source: Wall Street Journal June 29, 2023 16:11 UTC