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comment by kleinbl00
kleinbl00  ·  653 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Of Chinese Balloons and Tinfoil Hats

That's archetypal Chinese misdirection. If it's a success, Xi did it. If it's a failure, it's because a "regional governor" fucked up. COVID, bird flu, crypto bans, poison dog food, that shit goes back to Mao who copied it from Stalin, who learned it from Lenin, who learned it from Machiavelli.

The balloon program is run off Hainan Island, which boasts a sub base that doesn't exist among other treasures.