What are Chinese people saying about the 'spy balloon' on social media? | Following the yuan

Translation of comments about the 'Chinese spy balloon' from Weibo, Bilibili and Douyin, with 1.65 billion monthly active users in total

Two days after the alleged Chinese surveillance balloon was found in Montana, I’ve seen three main schools of thought on Chinese social media:

1. Some think it’s funny that D.C. is making it a big deal. Many call it the wandering balloon, a reference to the Sci-Fi blockbuster The Wandering Earth 2, there are also people calling it ‘Sky Lantern 孔明灯’ (releasi…