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Taiwan says it spotted a Chinese surveillance balloon as the island's election nears
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https://apnews.com/article/china-balloon-taiwan-strait-cb16e57f0be3fd77fc4ed52f6122a1a4?
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The ministry said the balloon passed southwest of the northern port city of Keelung on Thursday night, then continued east before disappearing, possibly into the Pacific Ocean.
There seemed to be some uncertainty about whether the balloon was operated by the People’s Liberation Army, the military branch of China’s ruling Communist Party.
The incident came just over a month before Taiwan is to hold elections for president and the legislature and raises questions about possible Chinese efforts to influence the vote.
Taiwan’s military monitored the situation with combat aircraft, navy vessels and land-based missile systems, the ministry said.
The Chinese missions have also prompted Taiwan to increase its purchases of aircraft from the United States, its chief ally, and strengthen its own defense industry, including producing submarines.
U.S. President Joe Biden vowed sharper rules to track, monitor and potentially shoot down unknown aerial objects after a three-week high-stakes drama sparked by the discovery of a suspected Chinese spy balloon transiting much of the United States early in the year.
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