'Chinese surveillance balloons have operated over 5 continents'

The White House on Wednesday said that China has operated a global fleet of espionage balloons similar to the one shot down last week after crossing the United States. "These balloons are all part of a (Chinese)... fleet of balloons developed to conduct surveillance operations," Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters aboard Air Force One.

from Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/chinese-surveillance-balloons-have-operated-over-five-continents-white-house/articleshow/97745321.cms