See image of a Chinese balloon hovering over Taiwan

chinese air balloon in taiwan

See image of a Chinese balloon hovering over Taiwan

Erin Burnett Out Front

CNN obtained images of Chinese spy balloons, recently shot down in the US, hovering over Taiwan in recent months. China has long vowed to "reunify" the democratic island with the communist country's mainland, by force if necessary. One of the Chinese military's tools being high altitude balloons. CNN's Will Ripley has more from Taiwan.

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