Chinese Spy Balloon Launched from Hainan Island: Media

Chinese Spy Balloon Launched from Hainan Island: Media​

China in Focus
Tiffany Meier

The Chinese spy balloon was tracked from the source, according to U.S. officials. They say they’ve traced the craft from its start in Hainan, China, all the way to Alaska, through Canada, and then the continental United States. The question now is, why didn’t the United States take action sooner? And what’s so significant about where the balloon was launched? What can that location tell us about the motives behind it? And are the two superpowers gearing up for a potential hot war?