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

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Feb 04, 2023
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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…

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