Company records and media reports reveal a scientist at the center of its ‘balloon’ program China. The companies he founded were among those targeted by Washington, the write New York Times.
In 2019, years before the Chinese high-altitude “balloon” flew over the US and caused alarm, one of China’s top scientists made a proud announcement that didn’t get much attention at the time: His team had launched a balloon 60,000 feet high and sent it almost around the globe, including North America.
Scientist Wu Zhe said that balloons like the prototype “Cloud Chaser” are a milestone in the development of related technology, so that the use of balloons can be generalized. For the purposes of prevention and recording of natural disasters, monitoring of atmospheric pollution – but also monitoring in general.
China, after all, reportedly uses balloons for political as well as military purposes. In any case, however, Wu Ze appears as the “Lord of the Balloons”, since many scientists in China, in articles, lectures, etc. they agree that no one knows more about balloons than Wu.
Professor Wu’s announcement is part of a body of evidence that reveals in new detail the scope of the Chinese government’s ambitions to use high-altitude balloons to monitor ground-based activities for both domestic and military purposes, the New York Times reports. Chinese media reports, academic studies and speeches by officials suggest that Professor Goy has played a central role in China’s efforts.
The program attracted global attention and concern when the US shot down a Chinese balloon off the coast of South Carolina on February 4, after he had crossed the country. Since then, American fighter jets they also shot down three unidentified flying objects over North America.
A professor at Beihang University in Beijing, Wu, 66, has worked on fighter jet design and has been instrumental in the development of radar-undetectable materials. For his contribution to science and technology, Wu Ze has been repeatedly honored with various awards. In addition, due to his valuable specialized knowledge, the professor has been a member of the advisory committee for the procurement of war material, on behalf of the Chinese Army.
Source: News Beast
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