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