It is common knowledge that espionage is a part of
how country function, but to what level does it go. To summarize the limited
information available the US spies on China a lot. Just in 2010 there are
record of 95 planes operation over China`s airspace, not to mention other
satellites. This system is so sophisticated that it can pinpoint where there
are Chinese radars and how to avoid being spotted by them. In three months 34
mission where flown with the intent to spy on China, crazy right. Plus there
are many other missions to neighboring countries such as North Korea. There are
bases for the spy planes and their mission controls in Japan and even near
china. All this to say America knows what’s going on in China.
The point article writer David Axe and Joe
Trevithick are trying to get across is to what extend is the US involved in
espionage in Asia. To answer this question they provide numerous accounts of
missions and “scents”, all of which are Intel gathered from American classified
information released to the public. As seen with; “Of the 34 missions, 18 were
"Diamond Sent" flights over the East China Sea bordering China's
industrial heartland. Three were "Sapphire Sent" missions over the
South China Sea, where China concentrates some of its heaviest forces for a
possible attack on Taiwan.”, “Information on the RC-135V/Ws and U-2s in
the official history is mostly blacked out, but the document does list
the Rivet Joints' deployments to”. Kadena, from where the big spy planes could
spy on China. A single RC-135V/W deployed to the Western Pacific between late
January and late March.” Among other citations. Needles to say the use of
these details certainly accomplished the task of answering the extent of US
espionage.
http://theweek.com/article/index/266753/just-how-much-does-the-us-air-force-spy-on-china
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