International News: Taiwan reports Chinese balloons at start of New Year holiday

By Zoila Palma Gonzalez: Today, Taiwan’s officials reported that they detected 8 Chinese balloons crossing the Taiwan Strait over the last 24 hours.

According to Reuters, 2 of the balloons flew across Taiwan as activities commenced for the Lunar New Year holiday.

Since December, Taiwan has reported the balloons citing threats to aviation safety and attempts at psychological warfare.

Last month, China’s government dismissed repeated complaints by Taiwan about the balloons, saying they are for meteorological purposes and should not be hyped up for political reasons.

Last month, Taiwan elected Vice President Lai Ching-te as its next president, a man China describes as a dangerous separatist.

Lai, who takes office in May, has offered talks with China, which have been rejected. He says only Taiwan’s people can decide their future.

The potential for China to use balloons for spying became a global issue last February when the United States shot down what it said was a Chinese surveillance balloon.

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