Anne ApplebaumHas someone written the definitive explanation of why China, which has high tech satellites, internet spyware and access to reams of stolen data, would even need a spy balloon?
Fern Woodsson 🌿@anneapplebaum I think it was just a trial balloon to see what happened.
@anneapplebaum specifically, there was an intel meeting and someone said “let’s put up a trial balloon with the Americans about sharing #Russian intelligence in exchange for a deal on #microchips” and someone took the comment waaaaay too seriously.