# 2023 Chinese balloon incident

> 2023 diplomatic incident involving a Chinese balloon in Canadian and U.S. airspace

**Wikidata**: [Q116652301](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q116652301)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Chinese_balloon_incident)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/2023-chinese-balloon-incident


## References

1. [Source](https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/news/2023/02/statement-on-high-altitude-surveillance-balloon.html)
2. [Source](https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/canada-tracked-suspected-chinese-spy-balloon-over-canadian-airspace-since-last-weekend-sources-1.6259770)
3. [Source](https://globalnews.ca/news/9457135/chinese-spy-balloon-us-airpsace/)
4. [Source](https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3287173/dod-statement-on-high-altitude-surveillance-balloon/)
5. [Source](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/suspected-chinese-spy-balloon-found-northern-us-military-installations-rcna68879)
6. [Canada monitoring 'potential second incident' of Chinese surveillance craft over its airspace](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense-national-security/canada-potential-second-incident-chinese-surveillance-airspace)
7. [Canada says NORAD tracking high-altitude surveillance balloon detected over the U.S.](https://calgary.citynews.ca/2023/02/03/norad-canada-high-altitude-surveillance-balloon/)
8. [US calls Montana balloon ‘a clear violation of sovereignty’ and dismisses China’s claims it is not a spy ship](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/chinese-spy-balloon-montana-pentagon-b2275253.html)
9. [Source](https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/02/09/chinese-balloon-surveillance-program/)
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