The federal government has summoned China’s ambassador to Canada, Cong Peiwu, to explain the high-altitude surveillance balloon currently hovering in U.S. airspace, which the Pentagon has said was “most certainly” launched by Beijing.
“We will continue to vigorously express our position to Chinese officials through multiple channels,” Global Affairs Canada (GAC) spokesperson Jason Kung said in an emailed statement to The Epoch Times on Feb. 3.
Canada’s National Defence Department (DND) says the balloon is actively being tracked by the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and is monitoring the possibility of a “potential second incident.”
“Canada’s intelligence agencies are working with American partners and continue to take all necessary measures to safeguard Canada’s sensitive information from foreign intelligence threats,” DND said in a statement on Feb. 2….