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You can't make this up lmao

The Taiwanese reports also noted some of the balloons’ proximity to the island’s military bases. Of the four reported on Tuesday, three were first detected 120 to 184 miles from the Ching Chuan Kang Air Base in the city of Taichung. Taiwan’s defense ministry declined to specify how close to the base they may have flown.

"Yeah it totally came near our airbase. How close? We won't say"

Taiwan has, so far at least, experienced none of the alarm that gripped many Americans last year when a hulking Chinese high-altitude surveillance balloon floated across the United States.

michael-laugh

This whole thing is a comedic goldmine, to say nothing of the headline

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[–] Parsani@hexbear.net 23 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

120 to 184 miles

Distance between China's coast and Taichung: 135 miles

lmao

[–] davel@hexbear.net 22 points 10 months ago

Experts See a Sign from China.

Experts in reading tea leaves.

[–] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 17 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Balloon hysteria 2.0 better have a jet shoot down one with it's machine gun, let's see some flying skill.

[–] footfaults@hexbear.net 13 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Pops and then gets sucked into the engine causing damage and forcing the pilot to eject

[–] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 9 points 10 months ago

Would be p. funny

[–] footfaults@hexbear.net 14 points 10 months ago
[–] FlakesBongler@hexbear.net 13 points 10 months ago (1 children)

So they're really going to pull this chestnut back out of the fire?

[–] DamarcusArt@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 10 months ago

It generated a ton of clicks, so they'll probably be trying to run a "China balloon" story every six months for a decade at least.

[–] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 12 points 10 months ago

Watch out, it's calculatedly ambiguous!

What's that saying? "Once is enemy activity, twice is enemy activity and three times is enemy activity?"

[–] GreenWater@hexbear.net 11 points 10 months ago

These articles just make me mad. Of course none of us are going to care about a weather balloon from Mainland China flying over. We do not have the same level of hysteria that Americans do with silly things like that.

[–] SnowySkyes@hexbear.net 8 points 10 months ago

I hate the Chinese balloon stories with every fiber of my being. The fact that so many people lose their mind over them makes me lose hope in humanity every time a new story comes out.