មន្ទីរបញ្ចកោណបាននិយាយថា ប៉េងប៉ោងចារកម្មចិនដែលសង្ស័យថា ហោះមកលើសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិក

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A suspected Chinese spy balloon is flying over the U.S., though its current location and exact capabilities remain unclear, the Pentagon told ច្រើន កន្លែងព័ត៌មាន Thursday, just days before the U.S. Secretary of State is scheduled to make a high-profile trip to China.

ការពិតសំខាន់

Pentagon spokesperson Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder told ដំណឹងធនាគារជាតិនៃកម្ពុជា the object is a “a high-altitude surveillance balloon” that officials are monitoring closely.

The balloon was seen Wednesday over Billings, Montana, after crossing the Aleutian Islands in Alaska and going over Canada, according to NBC News.

President Joe Biden proposed shooting down the balloon Wednesday but the Pentagon opted against the move due to the potential for civilian casualties, according to the កាសែត Wall Street Journal, citing officials with knowledge of the matter.

A senior official told ABC News the balloon is the size of three buses and possesses a technology bay.

មន្ទីរបញ្ចកោណមិនបានឆ្លើយតបភ្លាមៗចំពោះសំណើសុំការអត្ថាធិប្បាយពី ទស្សនាវដ្តី Forbes.

សម្រង់សំខាន់

“Once the balloon was detected, the U.S. government acted immediately to protect against the collection of sensitive information,” Ryder told NBC News.

សាវតាសំខាន់

The balloon spotting comes just days ahead of Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s planned trip to China, which is expected to include a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, according to the Times បានហិរញ្ញវត្ថុ. The meeting will likely include top-level talks as the U.S. and China look to potentially ease years of growing tensions that have prompted concerns about stability in east Asia, particularly Taiwan. It is not clear whether the balloon’s presence might change Blinken’s travel plans.

អានបន្ថែម

U.S. Tracked Suspected Chinese Spy Balloon Over America This Week (កាសែត Wall Street Journal)

ប៉េងប៉ោង​ចារកម្ម​ចិន​សង្ស័យ​ត្រូវ​បាន​រក​ឃើញ​នៅ​ភាគ​ខាងជើង​អាមេរិក (ព័ត៌មាន NBC)

Chinese spy balloon surveilling US, senior official says (ABC News)

Antony Blinken to meet Xi Jinping in first visit to China by a Biden cabinet secretary (កាសែតហិរញ្ញវត្ថុ)

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicholasreimann/2023/02/02/chinese-spy-balloon-hovering-over-us-pentagon-says/