NATO Chief Calls China's Spy Program a 'Global Security' Threat

NATO Chief Calls , China's Spy Program , a 'Global Security' Threat.
On February 8, NATO General Secretary Jens Stoltenberg
warned that China's surveillance flight program
represents a threat to global security. .
Fox News reports that the warning was issued after United States intelligence found that China's spy balloons had traveled over five continents.
Stoltenberg made the statement while responding
to questions during a press conference
with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. .
Earlier on February 8, the Pentagon stated that the U.S.
had confirmed Chinese surveillance craft over
Europe, North America, South America and across Asia. .
According to Stoltenberg, China's surveillance
program highlights the need for
international security organizations like NATO. .
According to Stoltenberg, China's surveillance
program highlights the need for
international security organizations like NATO. .
Stoltenberg added that China
represents a threat to not only
national security, but "global security.".
The Chinese balloon over the United States
confirms a pattern of Chinese behavior,
where we see China over the last years
has invested heavily in new military
capabilities, including different types
of surveillance and intelligence platforms, Jens Stoltenberg, NATO General Secretary, via Fox News.
The Chinese balloon over the United States
confirms a pattern of Chinese behavior,
where we see China over the last years
has invested heavily in new military
capabilities, including different types
of surveillance and intelligence platforms, Jens Stoltenberg, NATO General Secretary, via Fox News.
And we’ve also seen increased Chinese
intelligence activities in Europe — again,
different platforms. They use satellites,
they use cyber, and, as we’ve seen
over the United States, also balloons, Jens Stoltenberg, NATO General Secretary, via Fox News.
Since shooting down a surveillance balloon off the coast of South Carolina, U.S.-China relations have soured, with Beijing rejecting a request to speak with Washington.
Again, it demonstrates why
for the Department of Defense
that China remains the pacing
challenge and something that will
continue to stay focused on, Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder,
Pentagon press secretary, via Fox News